History of Crete
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The history of Crete goes back to the 7th millennium BC, preceding the ancient Minoan civilization by more than four millennia. The Minoan civilization was the first civilization in Europe.
The Bull-Leaping Fresco from Knossos showing bull-leaping, c. 1450 BC; probably, the dark skinned figure is a man and the two light skinned figures are women
Goddess clay figurine. Neolithic, 5300–3000 BC. Pano Chorio, Ierapetra region, Crete. Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
Crete (Insula Cretica) in Tabula Peutingeriana
Temenos fortress was built by the Byzantines after the reconquest of the island from the Arabs
Linear A
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Linear A is a writing system that was used by the Minoans of Crete from 1800 BC to 1450 BC. Linear A was the primary script used in palace and religious writings of the Minoan civilization. It was ada
History of Crete
…influences on the development of Cretan culture arise from the Cyclades and from Egypt; cultural records are written in the undeciphered script known as "Linear A". The archaeological record of Crete includes Minoan palaces, houses, roads, paintings and sculptures. Early Neolithic settlements in Crete include…
Linear A tablet, Chania Archaeological Museum
The Minoan site of Hagia Triada, where roughly half of the known Linear A inscriptions were excavated.
Linear A tablet from the palace of Zakros, Archeological Museum of Sitia
Linear A inscription at the Museum of Prehistory, in Thera