Kamares, Crete
Community in Greece
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Kamares (Greek: Καμάρες) is a village in south-central Crete, Greece. It is the location of the archaeological site of Kamares Cave, 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.
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Razing of Vorizia
1943 destruction of the Cretan village of Vorizia by Axis occupying forces
1.4 mi awayBattle of Trahili
1943 battle during the German occupation of Crete in World War II
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