Vrysinas
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Vrysinas is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan
Minoan civilization
The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Arthur Evans...

 peak sanctuary.

Archaeology

Vrysinas has yielded a single Linear A
Linear A
Linear A is one of two scripts used in ancient Crete before Mycenaean Greek Linear B; Cretan hieroglyphs is the second script. In Minoan times, before the Mycenaean Greek dominion, Linear A was the official script for the palaces and religious activities, and hieroglyphs were mainly used on seals....

 inscription on the fragment of a stone table. Miniature vases were also found at Vrysinas. Similar vases were found at Petsofas
Petsofas
Petsofas is the archaeological site of a Minoan peak sanctuary in eastern Crete.-Archaeology:Among the ubiquitous human and animal figurines found in peak sanctuaries, Petsofas uniquely has clay figurines of weasels and tortoises. Some Petsophas cylinder seals bear a male figure resembling...

 and Karphi.

An eagle talon and several boar's tusks were uniquely found at the Vrysinas peak sanctuary.
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