Crete’s seagoing civilization, known to archaeologists as…

2493 BCE to 2350 BCE

Crete’s seagoing civilization, known to archaeologists as Minoan, begins from about 2500 to emerge as the leading culture in the Aegean.

Named after its legendary founder, King Minos, the Minoan civilization is marked by the extensive use of sealstones and the development of writing.

Locations
Kríti (Crete) Island Greece View →

Groups
Polytheism (“paganism”) View → Minoan (Cretan) culture, Early View → Crete, Archaic View →

Topics
Subboreal Period View → Early Bronze Age III (Near and Middle East) View → Abrolhos Transgression View →

Commodities
Gem materials View → Ceramics View → Strategic metals View → Manufactured goods View →

Subjects
Origins View → Commerce View → Watercraft View → Sculpture View → Painting and Drawing View → Environment View → Decorative arts View → Faith View → Technology View → Metallurgy View → Mythology View → Anthropology View → Archaeology View →

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