![img_0244 In the pre-palatial period (3200-2000 BC), new groups of settlers bring metal working knowledge to Crete. The first Minoan civilization is born and social...](thumbs/img_0244.webp)
In the pre-palatial period (3200-2000 BC), new groups of settlers bring metal working knowledge to Crete. The first Minoan civilization is born and social…
![img_0251 In the old palatial period (2000-1700 BC) the social classes further differientiate and the ruling class starts building palaces. All palaces in Crete are...](thumbs/img_0251.webp)
In the old palatial period (2000-1700 BC) the social classes further differientiate and the ruling class starts building palaces. All palaces in Crete are…
![img_0273 In the new palatial period (1700-1450 BC), the Minoan civilization peaks; the Minoans build larger palaces and trade goods with people outside Crete. They...](thumbs/img_0273.webp)
In the new palatial period (1700-1450 BC), the Minoan civilization peaks; the Minoans build larger palaces and trade goods with people outside Crete. They…
![img_0261 The Phaestos disk is a 15cm-diameter disk of clay with hieroglyphs incised on both sides, spiralling from the rim to the center of the disk. The script has not...](thumbs/img_0261.webp)
The Phaestos disk is a 15cm-diameter disk of clay with hieroglyphs incised on both sides, spiralling from the rim to the center of the disk. The script has not…
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The "chess board", a board for an unknown game, found in Knossos, wooden base, inlays of ivory, rock crystal, glass paste, covered with gold and silver leaf,…
![img_0271 The prince of lillies, a relief fresco part of a larger composition at the south entrance of the Knossos palace, 1600-1500 BC.](thumbs/img_0271.webp)
The prince of lillies, a relief fresco part of a larger composition at the south entrance of the Knossos palace, 1600-1500 BC.
Inhabitants coming from Asia minor settled in Crete with seeds and animals and…