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The Khania tablets and roundels

PhotographCC BY 2.0Late Minoan IB, c. 1450 BC
The Khania tablets and roundels: photo
The Khania tablets and roundels: photo
The Khania tablets and roundels: photoThe Khania tablets and roundels: picture

The second-largest group of tablets, from the excavations on Kastelli Hill in the old town.

TimeTravelRome, 1450. CC BY 2.0

Copies 3

DatasetSalgarella and Castellan · sigla.phis.me · CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0Primary source: SigLA: The Signs of Linear A (database)2 steps from the original
PhotoTimeTravelRome · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.02 steps from the original
PictureTimeTravelRome · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 2.02 steps from the original

Where it was made

IraklioKalamataRodosKos1Kastelli Hill200 kmAthensDenizliIraklioKalamata1200 km
Kastelli Hill, Chania · Minoan town (excavations at Agia Aikaterini square)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Khania tablets and roundels [Artifact ART0CQHKGWC7BH8]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CQHKGWC7BH8
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