ocr: three kilometers west of Phaistos, isa particularly rich site where some of the finest Minoan ritual vessels known were found along with a large store of copper ingots. These finds come from a sizable structure that some observers have maintained was a palace. Recent work, however, suggests the "palace" was actually two joined mansions. Ifthat is So, Hagia Triada might have resembled Tylissos as an independent mansion cluster. The proximity to Phaistos, on the other hand, strongly suggests some dependence on the palace there. Itis possible that Hagia Triada had several functions, serving as a ...