kouloura
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thumb|Armon Knossos P1050995 A kouloura, or kouloures (Greek plural koulourai), is a circular subsurface pit with stone walls found in certain settlements within Ancient Crete, including the Minoan palaces at Phaistos, Knossos, and Malia. According to the stratigraphy, the kouloura were all constructed around MM II (1850–1750 BC).
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It sits within the topics 1900s neologisms, Buildings and structures completed in the 18th century BC and Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century BC.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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- architectural structure
- Subclass of
- architectural structure
- Named after
- Koulourakia
- Country
- Greece
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- Minoan civilization
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thumb|Armon Knossos P1050995 A kouloura, or kouloures (Greek plural koulourai), is a circular subsurface pit with stone walls found in certain settlements within Ancient Crete, including the Minoan palaces at Phaistos, Knossos, and Malia. According to the stratigraphy, the kouloura were all constructed around MM II (1850–1750 BC).
==Etymology== The name kouloura was coined by Arthur Evans during his expedition to Knossos in 1903. He named the pits after kouloura, the round Greek bread, because of the similar shape of the two objects.
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