CLA 2101 Lecture 8: Lect. 8 - The Rise of the Minoan Palaces Pt. 2 - Malia and Phaistos
12 Sep 2015
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They remain fairly strong for malia with the cycladic islands up until the thera volcano exploded. Vasilike ware from early minoan iib had foundation deposits in the west magazines. It was a way of blessing future building. They found vasilike so we know the wall was built around this time. First monumental building (em iii mm ia) This is when the palaces were actually built. We know that it was laid out at almost the same as the. Late bronze age, but it basically had its final form already. That first palace was built using a hard limestone that probably came from somewhere else. That stone was reused to build the palace. The raised walkway at malia lead from the palace to other important places such as quartier mu. This shows a connection that was meant to be followed. Malia had become so big it could be considered a state.
