The Central Palace Sanctuary at Knossos

by: Panagiotaki, M.

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The central palace sanctuary at Knossos

Author:Marina Panagiotaki

Summary:On 23rd March, 1900, Sir Arthur Evans started to excavate the Palace at Knossos. Among the first parts to be investigated was the west wing of the Palace, the central part of which forms the Central Palace Sanctuary. This monument is of outstanding importance for our understanding of Minoan civilization. Although remarkable for his time, Evans's reports were not as complete as are required today. This work assembles all the evidence available and presents a close analysis of the history and interpretation of the Central Palace sanctuary. It discusses the architectural history of the area and reassesses its function through a study of its architecture and finds

Series:
Supplementary volume (British School at Athens), no. 31

Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION The Early History of the Site
Successes and Limitations
The Nature of the Written Sources and Scholarly Research
DEPOSITS UNDER THE LATEST FLOORS OF THE CENTRAL PALACE SANCTUARY AREA
Introduction
The Vat Room Deposit
The Finds
Pottery
Coarse/Semicoarse Ware
Fine Ware
Kamares Ware
Burnished Ware
Burnished/Incised Ware
Conclusions on the vases
Chipped Stone
Obsidian Nodule
Blades
Flakes
Cores
Fragments
Flint
Conclusions
Stone fragments (vases and other pieces)
Rock crystal and other translucent materials
Ivory, shell and related substances
Ivory
Shell
Ostrich egg shell
Metals
Copper and bronze
Gold
Seal impressions
Faience and frit
Faience
Frit
Overall Conclusions on Vat Room Deposit
The Other Deposits
Vat Room Deposits
Centre of the Room
South side of the threshold
Test pit south of central stairs
Below threshold of door between Room of the Great Pithos and Temple Repositories
Pottery
Conclusions
Stone
The Great Pithos Room
West Pillar Crypt: Test Pit in SE Corner
Pottery
Bone
Stone
Conclusions
East Pillar Crypt: Test Pit N of W Cist
Pottery
East Pillar Crypt: Test Pit N of E Cist
Pottery
Fresco
Conclusions
East Pillar Crypt: SW Corner
Conclusions
Lobby of the Stone Seat: Test Pit in NE Corner
Pottery
Magazine South of West Pillar Room
Overall Conclusions
Catalogue of Finds
3. THE TEMPLE REPOSITORIES
Introduction
The Finds
Faience
Plants and Flowers
Marine Objects
Land Animal Plaques
Other Plaques
'Rings', 'Bracket' and Shields
Vessels
Beads
'Human' Figures and Articles of Attire
Conclusions
Clay Seal Impressions and Related Objects
Sealings
Direct sealings
Flat-based
Hanging nodules
Noduli no Roundels
Conclusions
Inscribed clay tablet
Antler, Bone, Ivory, Cereals and Wood
Antler
Weasel bones
Fish vertebrae ng Bone
Ivory
Carbonized corn
Carbonized wood
Stone and Rock Crystal
Stone
Rock Crystal
Metal
Copper/Bronze
Gold
Seashells
Clay vases
Jugs
Oval-mouthed amphorae
Jars
Bird vases
Date of the vases 136 General Conclusions
Catalogue of Finds 151 4. ARCHITECTURE AND STRATIGRAPHY OF THE CENTRAL PALACE SANCTUARY AREA
Introduction
History of Excavation in the Region
The New Study
Results of the new study
Results of the excavation
The architecture of the last phase
Design and function of the architecture
Access to the CPS Area
The exterior of the CPS Area
Internal Organization of all Rooms: Circulation
Circulation
Description of a The Lobby of the Stone Seat
The NE Unit
The Great Pithos Room
The Temple Repositories Room
The West Unit
The East Pillar Crypt
CONTENTS Sub-units i, ii and iii
i. The West Pillar Crypt
ii. The Vat Room
iii. The North West Sub-Unit
Room of the Niche
Room A
Room B
The East- West Corridor, S of the Crypts
The Tripartite Shrine
Conclusions for the final period
Materials and Construction of the CPS Area
Materials
Observations on deployment of construction materials
Gypsum
Poros, limestone and schist
Wood
Plasters
Mason's marks
Architectural Evidence for Phasing
The façades bordering the Central Court: The LSS
Evidence for earlier phases: Lobby of the Stone Seat
Phasing for the NE Unit
Great Pithos Room
Temple Repositories Room
Conclusions for the NE Unit
Phasing for the W Unit
The East and West Pillar Crypts
Sub-units ii and iii
The Tripartite Shrine
Circulation in the CPSA in its 'previous' phase
Conclusions on Phasing
Catalogue of the Architecture
Catalogue of the finds of the Last Period
5. CONCLUSIONS ON THE PHASING AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRAL PALACE SANCTUARY AREA
Phasing
Function
Appendix I: Analysis of Metalworking Residue from Knossos
Appendix II: Animal bones, retrieved from Test Pit at the SE corner of the West Pillar Crypt, excavated by Evans. Stored at the Stratigraphical Museum, Knossos

Two plans on 2 folded leaves in pocket

xviii, 300 pages, 45 pages pf plates : illustrations, plans ; 26 cm

The Central Palace Sanctuary at Knossos

by: Panagiotaki, M.

• ISBN-13: 9780904887303 / 978-0-904887-30-3
• ISBN-03: 0904887308 / 0-904887-30-8
• The British School at Athens, London, 1999

Price: 134,00 EURO

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