▁with ▁the ▁outside ▁world ▁is ▁also ▁explained . ▁ ▁The ▁Museum ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁Ne ol ith ic ▁pot tery ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁and ▁Early ▁Cy cl adic ▁mar ble ▁figur ines ▁and ▁pot tery . ▁ ▁In ▁particular , ▁the ▁' K ast ri ▁group ' ▁of ▁objects ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁trans itional ▁phase ▁from ▁Late ▁Cy cl adic ▁II ▁to ▁Late ▁Cy cl adic ▁III ▁period . ▁The ▁relevant ▁arte fact s ▁are ▁from ▁the ▁Christ iana ▁is lets ▁and ▁Ak ro ti ri . ▁ ▁Middle ▁Cy cl adic ▁pot tery ▁is ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁impress ive ▁bird ▁jug s , ▁often ▁featuring ▁sw all ows . ▁These ▁objects ▁– ▁d ating ▁to ▁ 2 0 th - 1 8 th ▁century ▁B . C . ▁-- ▁were ▁found ▁at ▁F t ell os , ▁Meg al och ori ▁and ▁Ak ro ti ri . ▁ ▁Early ▁Cy cl adic ▁metal ▁arte fact s ▁from ▁different ▁sites ▁are ▁also ▁represented . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁An cient ▁Th era ▁M ino an ▁civil ization ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁H ellen ic ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Culture ▁and ▁Sports ▁Museum ▁of ▁Pre histor ic ▁Th ira ▁Sant or ini . com : ▁Museum ▁of ▁Pre histor ic ▁Th ira ▁ ▁Pre histor ic ▁Th era ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Sant or ini <0x0A> </s> ▁Rafael ▁Nick el ▁( born ▁ 3 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁German ▁fen cer