A Cretan Mystery

Amenospilia site looking North West

View towards Mt Juktas from Heraklion

View towards Mt Juktas

Amenospilia site during excavation (1979-81)

View of site from the South. NB path up mountain.

Amenospilia site (Sarakellis & Sarakellis, 1997, p. 138)

Central Room looking North.

Site looking South.

Site from the North.

Forensic examination of skeletal remains.

Site looking North West.

Central Room from the North.

East Room from the North.

East Room from the North.

Site from the North.

Central Room from the South.

Amenospilia site reconstruction (Jasnik, Kruklidis, & Sagas, 2013)

Amenospilia site reconstruction (Sarakellis & Sarakellis, 1981)

Kamares Ware vases including the large libation jar with a red spotted bull in relief.

Life-sized clay feet found in the Central Chamber..

Pithoi found in the East Room.

Two skeletons found in the West Room.

Facial reconstructions of woman and man found in the West Room (Musgrave, et al., 1994).

Skeleton found in the West Room.

Detail of carving on knife blade found in the West Room.

Forensic examination of skeletal remains.

Silver and iron ring.

Stone seal with man punting a boat.

Hagia Triadasarcophagus.

Detail from the Hagia Triada sarcophagus.