Petras

Petras is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on northeastern Crete [1]. It includes a building which shows strong similarities with Minoan palaces and is sometimes labeled as a palace [1]. Two houses known as House 1 and House 2 were uncovered which give insights into the societal practices of Petras [1]. A hieroglyphic archive was also discovered during excavations [1]. A unique piece of jewellery containing a lapis lazuli was also excavated [1]. Many middle Minoan and some early Minoan works of pottery have also been excavated at the site in Petras [1]. Located on the coast of Crete, the Petras cemetery contains twenty-four house tombs [1]. Fishing has been proven to take place at Petras because two copper alloy fishhooks were found during excavations [1].