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15-513: Mirabello may refer to: Places [ edit ] Greece Mirabello Bay , a bay in Lasithi, Crete Mirabello Province , a former province in Lasithi, Crete Italy Mirabello Castle Mirabello, Emilia–Romagna , a frazione of the comune of Terre del Reno , in the Province of Ferrara Mirabello Monferrato , a comune in

30-408: A fragment of Minoan civilization survived intact for about 400 years after the occupation of Knossos . Archaeological remains include house complexes, some of which resemble the megaron-type building with central hearth, and a "Temple" or sanctuary, where votive figures were found. These clay religious figurines include the cylindrical skirted goddesses in cylindrical skirts with their hands raised in

45-492: A wide "viewshed" (Soetens, Driessen et al. ) that connected it with sightlines to other sites, typical of the network developed in the "first Palace period" (Middle Minoan IB–II, 1900–1800 BCE) onwards, but probably abandoned, perhaps under increased religious centralization, in Middle Minoan IIIA (ca 1650 BCE) (Soetens, Driesen et al. ). The rocky site is dominated by a bifurcated stone outcropping that

60-582: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Mirabello Bay Mirabello Bay (also Bay/Gulf of Mirabello/Mirabella ) is an embayment of the Sea of Crete on the eastern part of Crete in present-day Greece . It is the largest bay of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea . The tourist town Agios Nikolaos overlooks

75-594: Is some evidence that the site was used during the Middle Minoan period as a peak sanctuary , Karfi is best known as a large and extensively excavated town of the Late Minoan IIIC period (around 1200–1000 BCE) at the beginning of the Greek " Dark Ages ." The peak of Karfi was originally a peak sanctuary , occupying a typical site on a high shoulder (some 1.1 km (3,600 ft) above sea level) with

90-654: Is unmistakably like the carved and shaped crescent horn stone altars known in Crete and Cyprus . When the warlike mixed group conventionally referred to as Dorians arrived on Crete from the Peloponnese after ca 1100 BCE, archaeological reconstructions suggest that they would have found the Minoan people living along with the Mycenaeans , surviving as an underclass. No doubt the Minoan language continued to be spoken by

105-617: The bay . This locale was important in prehistoric settlement of the island of Crete. The coast of the Bay of Mirabello was noted for its role in copper metallurgy development in the period circa 3000 BC . In the Late Minoan period, cities on high ground overlooking the Bay of Mirabello were founded as cities of refuge , including Karphi . Later in the Dorian Invasion , settlement occurred of other hilltop cities overlooking

120-602: The epiphany gesture. At Karfi the last of the Eteocretan Minoan settlements retreated to the slopes of this barren mountain, from which they had a view of the Sea of Crete , the valley of Pediada, and the plateau of Lassithi with Iraklion , where the finds from Karfi are now displayed in the Archaeological Museum (Room 11). In the mountains of Eastern Crete a non-Greek language was still being spoken and sometimes inscribed into Classical times, and

135-449: The Bay of Mirabello; an example of this phase of settlement was the city of Lato . On 22 August 1936, a Short S.17 Kent of Imperial Airways , Scipio (G-ABFA), sank after a heavy landing in the bay with a strong downdraft . The plane had just arrived on a flight from Alexandria . 11 people (4 crew and 7 passengers) were on board; two of the passengers, Richard Wilson-Dickson of the 5th Battalion Royal Tank Corps and Thomas Forbes of

150-524: The Late 16th Lancers and Indian Police , drowned in the wreckage; the rescue ship was delayed due to a communication problem. 35°10′29″N 25°47′09″E  /  35.1747°N 25.7858°E  / 35.1747; 25.7858 Karphi Karfi (also Karphi , Greek : Καρφί ) is an archaeological site high up in the Dikti Mountains in eastern Crete , Greece . The ancient name of

165-601: The Province of Alessandria, Piedmont Mirabello Sannitico , a comune in the Province of Campobasso, Molise Mirabello, a frazione of the comune di Pavia : see Battle of Pavia and Mirabello Castle People [ edit ] Mirabello Cavalori (1520–1572) Italian painter Lisa Mirabello , American medical geneticist Simon de Mirabello (approx. 1280-1346), Flemish banker, and intermediary regent of Flanders (1340-1345) See also [ edit ] Italian destroyer  Carlo Mirabello Mirabel Mirabella Mirabelle Topics referred to by

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180-543: The peasants, though inscriptions, now in Linear B , were all in a form of Greek associated with a Mycenaean upper class (BBC). The Dorians seem to have driven the local people up into the hills; the latest towns with Minoan material culture are in more and more inaccessible places, one of the largest and most extensive settlements being at Karfi, high in the Dikti Mountains. At this high, remote, ancient, and sacred site

195-523: The people who spoke it were still identified as " Eteocretans "— "true Cretans". J. D. S. Pendlebury and the British Archaeology School extensively excavated the ruins in 1937 and 1939. Some believe only one third of the site has been excavated (Swindale). Jones declares Karphi a peak sanctuary , while other sources suggest doubt (see Swindale). Finds inventoried by Jones include ceramic loom weights , miniature vases, and

210-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Mirabello . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mirabello&oldid=1219071723 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

225-521: The site is unknown; "Karfi" ("the nail") is a local toponym for the prominent knob of limestone that marks the peak of the site, especially when viewed from the north. Located approximately 1100 meters above sea level, and overlooking the northern entrance to the Lasithi Plateau , the dramatic situation of Karfi is somewhat akin to that of the famous Inca site of Machu Picchu in Peru . While there

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