Archaeological sites · Karterós
Amnisos
Αμνισός
ancient Minoan settlement
- TypeArchaeological sites
- WhereKarterós, Greece
Photo: C messier · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
About Amnisos
Amnisos, also Amnissos and Amnisus (Greek: Ἀμνισός or Ἀμνισσός; Linear B: 𐀀𐀖𐀛𐀰 A-mi-ni-so), is the current but unattested name given to a Bronze Age settlement on the north shore of Crete that was used as a port to the palace city of Knossos. It appears in Greek literature and mythology from the earliest times, but its origin is far earlier, in prehistory.
The historic settlement belonged to a civilization now called Minoan. Excavations at Amnissos in 1932 uncovered a villa that included the "House of the Lilies", which was named for the lily theme that was depicted in a wall fresco.
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