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title: Minoan Storage Jars at the Palace of Knossos
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10598/minoan-storage-jars-at-the-palace-of-knossos/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Minoan Storage Jars at the Palace of Knossos

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Minoan Storage Jars at the Palace of Knossos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10598.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10598.jpg)

## Image Caption

These are four of the 150 [giant](https://www.worldhistory.org/Giants/) pithoi (storage jars) found in the West Magazines (storage rooms) of the [Palace](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/palace/) of [Knossos](https://www.worldhistory.org/knossos/). The jars once held oil and wine and dry materials such as grain. The capacity of the storerooms was about 80,000 litres and it is believed that they held about 400 pithoi.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2019, May 09). Minoan Storage Jars at the Palace of Knossos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10598/minoan-storage-jars-at-the-palace-of-knossos/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Minoan Storage Jars at the Palace of Knossos." *World History Encyclopedia*, May 09, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10598/minoan-storage-jars-at-the-palace-of-knossos/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Minoan Storage Jars at the Palace of Knossos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 May 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10598/minoan-storage-jars-at-the-palace-of-knossos/>.

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