| Kamares Καμάρες | |
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| Community | |
  Kamares | |
| Coordinates: 35°09′07″N 24°49′16″E / 35.152°N 24.821°E / 35.152; 24.821 | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Crete |
| Regional unit | Heraklion |
| Municipality | Faistos |
| Municipal unit | Tympaki |
| Population | |
| • Community | 280 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of an archaeological site of a Minoan sacred cave. The sacred cave at Kamares is slightly offset from a saddle in the Psiloriti Range virtually aligned with the location of nearby Phaistos. Some of the best examples of Middle Minoan pottery have been recovered from the Kamares cave. Kamares has provided the type name for Kamares ware, a ceramic type dating from MM IA, or the First Palace Period. This pottery is a light-on-dark polychrome ware, with forms including jugs and cups.
See also
References
- "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- Donald W. Jones, 1999 Peak Sanctuaries and Sacred Caves in Minoan Crete ISBN 91-7081-153-9
- C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
- Gerald Cadogan (1991) Palaces of Minoan Crete, Routledge, 164 pages ISBN 0-415-06585-2
| Subdivisions of the municipality of Faistos | |
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| Municipal unit of Moires | |
| Municipal unit of Tympaki | |
| Municipal unit of Zaros |
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