ocr: ceremonies. At Mallia the ceremonial rooms were aligned with an altar in the central court. The functions of the upper floor of the west wing varied from one palace to another. At Knossos the upper floor contained a treasury (where stone vessels for as shrine were stored), an archive of tablets and a group of reception rooms for state functions. At Zakros, on the other hand, the shrine treasury and archives were on the ground floor of the west wing; the upper floor included workshops and stores of vessels for burning incense. The other wings also varied in their details and function. At Knosso ...
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