Kamares, Crete
Community in Greece
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Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, 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.
Kamares
Καμάρες | |
|---|---|
 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) |
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