ocr: covered 17,400 square meters, or 4.3 acres. The corresponding area at Mallia was 9,800 square meters, at Phaistos 8,300 and at Zakros 4,250. At Knossos there were at least four upper stories in the east wing; all the palaces had at least one upper floor. More work has been done at Knossos than at any of the other palaces, but in spite of its preeminence Knossos has a significant disadvantage for a study of the pure Minoan culture. Although it was destroyed in 1450 B.C. along with the other palaces, Knossos was subsequently occupied by Mycenaean Greeks. The Greek occupiers may well have learned ...
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