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3000–1450 BCE

Period · Europe — Mediterranean

Minoan

3000–1450 BCE

Minoan is the Bronze Age civilisation of Crete, with palaces at Knossos, Phaistos and Malia, Linear A writing, frescoes and Kamares ware. Sealstones and bronze figurines are the small finds. It ends with the Mycenaean takeover of Knossos.

Dates3000–1450 BCE
RegionEurope — Mediterranean

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Stratum Study. "Minoan" (Period). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/periods/minoan. Accessed 2026-09-21.

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@misc{stratum-minoan,
  title        = {Minoan},
  author       = {{Stratum Study}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://stratum.black/study/periods/minoan}},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Period article, Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21; sources: stratum, wikidata. Accessed 2026-09-21.}
}

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