Gournia
Americannoun
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The Page 131 smallness of the shrine at Gournia may be compared with the smallness of the sacred rooms at Knossos, and seems to have been characteristic of the Minoan worship.
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James
One of the characteristic features of the period is the fact that the stirrup-vase, found at Hagia Triada and Gournia in Late Minoan I., but almost totally wanting in Late Minoan II., now becomes common.
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James
Gournia and Palaikastro fulfilled both these ends: Zakro must have had mainly a commercial purpose, as the starting-point for the African coast.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
At Hagia Triada and Gournia the older forms of vase are mingled with early specimens of the type variously known as 'Bügelkanne,' 'Vases à Étrier,' or 'Stirrup-vases.'
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James
Bronze was smelted in furnaces, the remains of one of which still exist near Gournia; and was cast in moulds, many of which have survived.
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James
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