Patricia viewing the large pithoi
The archaeologists and curators have painstakingly reassembled some of the very large Minoan pithoi back together. These ornately decorated jars were so large they had handles spaced across the entire surface to, I believe, distribute the load and enable them to be emptied or even moved.
A little know fact, according to Chris, is that in the past tourists were allowed to crawl inside the jars for awesome "photo ops." However, too many couldn't crawl back out so that practice is now prohibited. Hmmm........?
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