Peak sanctuaries

Peak sanctuaries and sacred caves of the Minoan Civilization in Crete. Most scholars agree that peak sanctuaries were used for religious rites. In all peak sanctuaries, human and animal clay figurines have been found. Clay body parts, also called votive body parts, are also found in most peak sanctuaries.

Eastern and East-Central Peak Sanctuaries

Most peak sanctuaries are found in east and east-central Crete.

• Petsofas is the only Minoan site with clay weasel and tortoise figurines
  
• Traostalos
  
• Kalamafki (also Kalamaki)
  
• Ziros Korphi tou Mare
  
• Xykephalo
  
• Vigla (also Viglos)
  
• Zou Prinias
  
• Plagia
  
• Etiani Kephala
  
• Modi
  
• Thylakas
  
• Maza
  
• Karphi
  

Central Crete Peak Sanctuaries

• Iouktas is probably the earliest of the peak sanctuaries
  
• Tylissos (also Pyrgos Tylissos, not the same site as Pyrgos)
  
• Gonies Philioremos
  

Western Crete Peak Sanctuaries

• Vrysinas Nowicki believes Vrysinas is associated with a palace at Rethymnon
  
• Spili Vorizi
  
• Atsipades is the only peak sanctuary where circumcised phalli votives have been found
  

Other Peak Sanctuaries

This section is for peak sanctuaries mentioned in articles where there's no research to assign them to a geographical peak sanctuary area yet, or no research (for this article) to confirm them as peak sanctuaries.

• Ambelos
  
• Mount Ida
  
• Korakomouri
  
• Mare
  

References

Chryssoulaki, Stella The Traostalos Peak Sanctuary: Aspects of Spatial Organisation Retrieved 19 Jan 2006

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