ocr: Knossos were a stone carver's workshop and possibly a potter's workshop. The shrine rooms opening onto the central court at several palaces and the altar found in the court at Mallia strongly suggest that the central open area served as the site for religious ceremonies. Noting the existence of protective grills in the main court at Mallia and Phaistos, some workers have contended that the central court was also the site of the famous Minoan bull sports. The unprotected cult rooms facing the main court in several palaces and the fragile altar in the court at Mallia, however, make it seem impro ...
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