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April 2011 - end of October
2011 09.00 - 19.00 daily |
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| Where you can find us | ... one kilometer before the entrance to the Lassithi- plateau (from Heraklion) | ||
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Good appetite in our restaurant |
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... you should try our delicious Souvlakis, fresh from the grill | |
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Creator of the Museum George Petrakis |
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Αbridgement: "PATRIS", Newspaper Heraklion August 20, 2003 From the very beginning we knew we were dealing with a "living encyclopaedia" regarding his knowledge of the development of mankind. His greatest satisfaction is the realisation of his labour of love and it's impressions exerted into the world. |
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Back to the roots of mankind |
| Stone Age | Paleolithic | until 8.000 B.C. | hunter and collectors | |
| Mesolithic | 8.000 - 6.000 B.C. | smooth transition to settledness | ||
| Neolithic | 6.000 - 2.200 B.C. | agriculture (mixed farming) | ||
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Old Neolithic |
6.000 - 4.950 B.C. |
ceramics |
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Middle Neolithic |
4.950 - 3.900 B.C. |
making earthen- |
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New Neolithic |
3.900 - 2.200 B.C. |
metal ages (copper) |
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