HIST 2150 Lecture 8: L8
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Influence of excavators desires on interpretation of the site. Bronze age antiquity minoan civilization on crete. Minoan palatial period: schliemann was excavating in troy and mycenae in mainland greece, uncovering mycenaen civilization, cretans/ minoans earlier than mycenaean civilization, influencing the. We think the central courtyards were used for rituals, not sure. Evidence we have for religious symbols of minoans are because of where they appear. Most religious places that appear are on mountains and in caves; natural features both up and down. We find funny things called horns of consecration might be connection to the bull but we don"t know who they are of a symbol of, we don"t know the religious gods of minoan culture. Symbols like bull leaping frescos and double ended axes, interpreted as a religious display; in keeping with the fact that the bull seems to be important and maybe a religious figure. How much we can deduce from the tiny hints: trade.
