Iuktas '80
Item
File name
sackett_138 See all items with this value
Title
Iuktas '80 See all items with this value
Description
This slide provides a wide, panoramic view of Mount Iuktas (sometimes Juktas) in north central Crete. The image also captures the valley and fields which lead up to the mountain peak. See all items with this value
Place name
Yioúktas (mountain) See all items with this value
Subject
Landscape
Notes
Mount Iuktas is located in north central Crete and was an important religeous site for Minoan peoples. On top of the mountain is the Iuktas Peak Sanctuary. This excavation was lead by Sir Arthur Evans. The sanctuary would have served the Minoan village that previously existed nearby in ancient times. However, there is a moden settlement at the site now which has rendered further excavations impossible.
Date photographed
April 1980
