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MALIA PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT

MALIA PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT
Human presence at Malia during the Neolithic period (6000-3000 B.C.) is attested only by potsherds, but habitation was continuous from the middle of the 3rd millennium B.C. until the end of Prehistory. Houses of a Prepalatial settlement (2500-2000 B.C.) have been found under the palace, while graves of the same period are located near the sea. The first palace was built in around 2000-1900 B.C. The already existing significant settlement of which are preserved parts around the palace, was then converted into a palatial centre-city. The palace was destroyed in around 1700 B.C. and rebuilt in 1650 B.C. at the same site, following the plan of the older palace, while a few changes took place 50 years later. The destruction of the new palace came in c. 1450 B.C., along with the destruction of the other Minoan palatial centres. The site was reoccupied for a short period in the 14th-13th century B.C. Remains of a Roman settlement cover an extensive area at the site called "Marmara", where a basilica of the 6th century is also preserved.

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ABOUT MALIA PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT

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THE PALACE

ALTAR AT THE CENTRE OF THE CENTRAL COURT

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE PALACE

PILLAR CRYPT

GRAND STAIRCASE

BROAD FLIGHT OF STEPS

KERNOS OF MALIA

THE SW CORNER

THE EAST WING WITH MAGAZINES OF LIQUIDS

HYPOSTYLE HALL AND COURT OF THE DUNGEON

SURROUNDING TOWN

THE CEMETARY

MALIA PREHISTORIC SETTLEMENT PHOTOS

KERNOS OF MALIA - The largest and most important part of the palace is the two-storeyed west wing with cult and official appartments, and extensive magazines. Impressive is the Loggia, a raised hall opening to the court, and the rooms to the west, all related with cult pr