Knossos
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They will not be visiting the ruins of the Minoan palace of Knossos.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2024
He stole others from a locked room at the ancient palace of Knossos, a 5-acre archaeological site that was the center of Minoan culture, according to experts.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2022
Knossos palace, built 3,700 years ago on the island of Crete in the Mediterranean, had some of the first flush toilets.
From Washington Post • Nov. 15, 2016
An older, smaller example was found in the Minoan palace of Knossos, on the island of Crete.
From US News • Jun. 14, 2016
He had also bought a gift for Henry: a corpus of Mycenaean inscriptions from Knossos.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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