CLASSICS 1M03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cretan Hieroglyphs, Heinrich Schliemann, Minoan Civilization
6 Nov 2016
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History 1m03: second half of 19th century, minoan and mycenaean civilizations of the bronze age. Aegean were rediscovered: 1870"s: heinrich schliemann, a german archaeologist, unearthed the palace and city of mycenae. After palaces in greece belonging to the same time period ( tirynis, Pylos and thebes: greece in bronze age = mycenaean, 1899: british archaeologist, sir arthur evans, discovered the palace of knossos on. Evans called the cretan civilizations the minoan civilization: no stated language or ethnicity of minoans, two different scripts: cretan hieroglyphs ad linear a. Represents the earliest state level society in the aegean with the first palace ~ 2000. The quality of construction testifies the wealth and man power. Minoan society"s wealth and growth was caused by trade, Central courtyard = ceremonial space ; beliefs, values, symbols and rituals were important to the society. The palace central role in religious rituals indicates that political authority and economic control was embedded in religion.
