Kamares, Crete

Kamares Καμάρες
Community
Kamares
Coordinates: 35°09′07″N 24°49′16″E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Crete
Regional unit	Heraklion
Municipality	Faistos
Municipal unit	Tympaki
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	280
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Vessel made from an egg with gold fittings, found in the cave

Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of an archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave.^[2] The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos.^[3] Some of the best examples of Middle Minoan pottery have been recovered from the Kamares cave.^[4] Kamares has provided the type name for Kamares ware, a ceramic type dating from MM IA, or the First Palace Period. This pottery is a light-on-dark polychrome ware, with forms including jugs and cups.

See also

• Hagia Triada

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Donald W. Jones, 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete ISBN 91-7081-153-9
3. C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
4. Gerald Cadogan (1991) Palaces of Minoan Crete, Routledge, 164 pages ISBN 0-415-06585-2