Kouloures(Kουλούρες). 크노소스 궁(Palace of Knossos). 헤라클리온(Heraklion. Crete)

Kouloures(Kουλούρες). 크노소스 궁(Palace of Knossos).

헤라클리온(Heraklion. Crete). 그리스(Greece)

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Three large pits, known as "Kouloures" (rings) (Fig. 1.). with stone-lined walls were built in the West Court during the Old Palace period (1900-1700 B.C.). The excavation workmen gave them their name & Arthur Evans kept it.

The function of the circular pits is not clear. They have been interpreted as rubbish dumps either for all the refuse from the Palace or just the leftovers from sacred offerings. Support has also been given to the idea that they were for storing grain.

In two of them, it is possible to see the remains of houses of the Pre-Palatial period (3,200-1,900 B.C.). In the New Palace period (1,700-1,450 B.C.). the "Kouloures" were covered over & went out of use.

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크노소스 궁전의 서쪽 입구에 위치

 

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