The Minoan Civilisation in Knosos

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  • 3000 BCE

    Minoan Civilization. The Bronze Age 3000-2700 BC

    Minoan Civilization. The Bronze Age 3000-2700 BC
    The Minoan civilization was a civilization on Crete. It began in the Bronze Age between 3000 and 2700 BC. It lasted until about 1450 BC. The Minoan civilization is famous for its sea trading and well-planned cities. The Minoans had an agricultural system which relied mainly on olives and grapes. Their religion worshipped mostly goddesses. The Minoan civilization was later replaced by the Mycenaean culture.
  • 1450 BCE

    Linear B

    Linear B
    Linear B is an ancient script, used to write Mycenaean Greek, the oldest known form of Ancient Greek. Linear B came before the Greek alphabet by several centuries.The script is based on Linear A, a script which cannot be read today. The oldest texts written in Linear B date from about 1450 BC. Linear B was found mainly in the palace archives at Knossos, Cydonia, Pylos, Thebes and Mycenae. It disappeared with the fall of the Mycenaean civilization.

  • Archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans

    Archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans
    The excavations at Knossos began in 1900 by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941) and his team.They worked there for 35 years. The palace was excavated and partly restored. It was large. The team discovered two ancient scripts, called Linear A and Linear B. From the layering of the palace, Evans developed an idea of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan. The palace was built over a previous Neolithic town. During the Bronze Age, the town surrounded the hill.