Does anyone know where to find a definition of an archaeological civilization?
Hi, i hope these will help you, There is also a web site below that might also be of some use: Definition: The Minoan culture is the earliest of two Bronze Age cultures known on islands in the Aegean Sea which are considered precursors to classical Greece; the other is Mycenean. The Minoan culture lasted on Crete from about 2600-1100 BC. The capital was Knossos, founded about 1900 BC. In 1500 BC, the volcano Thera erupted, destroying the island of Akrotiri and the Minoan occupation there. Knossos itself was destroyed by another earthquake in 1375 BC. What finally ended the Minoan culture was wars with the Mycenaeans from mainland Greece and Egypt, probably over the extensive trade that had developed in the Mediterranean at the time. The archaeologist most associated with the Minoan culture is Arthur Evans, who gave the Minoan culture its name (from the legendary king Minos) and attempted to reconstruct Knossos. Definition: The Apulian culture was an Iron and Bronze Age Greek colony in
