CLA 2101 Lecture 14: Lect. 14 - Western Mediterranean, Egypt, and the Levant
12 Sep 2015
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This is where the mycenaeans seem to have been trading since there were trade emporiums there. This time in italy was way before the romans. The people who were there were called the urnfield people. They are known for having ashes in an urn that often have a helmet on top. In the areas, there were concentrations on mycenaean pottery. Egypt was the top-dog in the mediterranean world in the bronze age. Egypt and southern egypt was upper egypt since the nile flowed towards the north because of the terrain. Most people were buried in little pit graves. They would be shrivelled up because the sand and heat would ruin them. During the middle kingdom is when we first hear the. It was thought that they were the minoans. Kamares ware was from this time as well as the potter"s wheel. Some people from western asia come in and invade.
