"Numerous total & annular solar eclipses (were) visible over Crete between 3000 & 1700 BC.
Researcher (Robin) Edgar notes that whether or not the mold performed calculations, its iconography aligns closely with #SolarSymbolism observed in structures like #Papoura."
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"Places like #Papoura remind us that ordinary people in the past did extraordinary things together. They gathered, ate, sang, argued, forgave and promised."
#crete #history #κρητη #παπουρα
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"Orte wie #Papoura erinnern uns daran, dass gewöhnliche Menschen in der Vergangenheit gemeinsam Außergewöhnliches vollbrachten. Sie versammelten sich, aßen, sangen, stritten, vergaben und versprachen."
#kreta #geschichte
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This monumental structure consists of eight concentric stone rings with an average thickness of 1.40 meters and a maximum estimated height of 1.7 meters, developed on different elevation levels. At the center, these rings form a circular building (Zone A) with a diameter of 15 meters, constructed with corbelled masonry. The interior of Zone A, with a diameter of 9 meters, is divided into four quadrants. Zone A is surrounded by a second main zone (Zone B), with a maximum width of 6.9 meters, where radial walls intersect the lower-level rings, creating smaller spaces. As the excavation progresses, a labyrinthine arrangement is revealed, with narrow openings connecting the spaces. Two potential main entrances to the central zones have been discovered on the southwest and northwest sides.
Ongoing excavations on the summit of Papoura Hill, situated at an altitude of 494 meters northwest of Kastelli town and near the construction site of a new airport runway, have unveiled a monumental architectural complex. This circular structure, unique in Minoan archaeology, has a diameter of approximately 48 meters and covers an area of around 1800 square meters. Located at the highest point of the hill, this site was originally expropriated for the installation of surveillance systems (radar) for the new airport.
The ongoing #excavations on the summit of #Papoura Hill, #Crete, conducted at a height of 494 m, to the north-east of #Kastelli and the construction site of the new airport, have yielded a #monumental #architectural complex of circular shape, which is unique for the #Minoan #archaeology.
