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To a period contemporary with the concluding age of the Cnossian palace must be referred a remarkable sarcophagus belonging to a neighbouring cemetery.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The Cnossian remains contain evidence of an elaborate system of registration, account-keeping and other secretarial work, which perhaps indicates a considerable body of law.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Cnossian frescoes show women grouped apart, and they appear alone on gems.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The shaft-graves in the Mycenae circle are also a late type, paralleled in the later Cnossian cemetery.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

The later phase, which follows on the destruction of the Cnossian palace, and corresponds with the diffused Mycenaean style of mainland Greece and elsewhere, is already partly decadent.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various