CLA160H1 Lecture : Minoan, Mycenaean, Dark Ages
Document Summary
Hellas: 1600 1400 bc, development of a palace society. Historical chronology constructed on things other than direct (primary) archeological evidences: relative chronologies. Over time there is enough evidence in order to describe these periods. Helladic period (mainland greece: early minoan (em) 3650-2160 bc, middle minoan (mm) 2160-1600 bc, late minoan (lm) 1600-1170 bc, early helladic (eh) 2800-2100 bc, middle helladic (mh) 2100-1500 bc, late helladic (lh) 1500-1100 bc. Most elaborate palace complex from prehistoric greece, or crete. Arthur evans called them minoans because he knew his greek myth. He was able to associate stories of falisophcracy to reconstruct his theories. Bull leaping seal ring, frescoes, and gold: artwork preserved to show culture and religion of minoans, as well as societal life. Minoans were literate: linear a: gives us very little information about society because we cannot read it. We cannot read it because it is not greek. Very little certain evidence to reconstruct minoan society with.
