Idolo di forma fallica proveniente dalla Grotta Neolitica di Pelektia, Zakros
Archaeological finds confirm the presence of man on Crete for at least 8,000 years (areas shown on map). The first inhabitants lived in caves and used tools made from stone. This Neolithic or "New Stone Age" Period lasted from about 5000 B.C. to 2600 B.C. Religion in this period was dedicated to the goddess of fertility and evidence of this in the form of numerous clay figurines of stout females has been found not only in Crete but throughout the eastern Mediterranean.
The first Cretans were a primitive people, arriving perhaps from Asia Minor or North Africa. They developed very slowly over the next 3,000 years, practising rudimentary agriculture and learning to domesticate animals. Crude pottery was made over an open fire, and this process very gradually became more sophisticated.
Foto di Neolithic Age in Crete:
Reperti neolitici nel museo di Chanià
Vasellame in stile prepalazziale dalle caratteristiche decorazioni chiare su fondo scuro
Oggetti provenienti dalla Grotta di 'Yeròspilos', nei pressi di Agìa Marina
Idolo di forma fallica proveniente dalla Grotta Neolitica di Pelektia, Zakros
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