The legacy of the Minoan civilisation (5 posts)

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Legacy is cool!
An interesting link... (* Reylari Socrates, Jan 14, 2011 - 12:37 )
Here's an article from History Today about how and why Arthur Evans . . . (* Aurelian Junius, Jul 2, 2009 - 22:12 )
We still enjoy their culture and art: the island of Crete and the palace of Knossos (* Tanaquil Sergius, Jun 25, 2003 - 13:56 )

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Architecture (9 posts)

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This thread is for posting messages related to the study of Minoan architecture, both secular and sacred.
Related link _by Dionysos CrazyHorse (* Reylari Socrates, Jan 14, 2011 - 08:43 )
A Layout of the Palace of Phaistos (* Louisa Agis, Nov 15, 2004 - 22:17 )
Palace of Knossos: indications of the first palace? (* Axiothea Cleomenes, Oct 29, 2004 - 08:00 )

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Literacy: The Cretan hieroglyphs and Linear A (11 posts)

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Linear A and the Phaistos Disc
Phaistos Disk (* Reylari Socrates, Apr 22, 2009 - 19:02 )
Phaistos Disk a Fake? (* Demetrios Xanthippos, Jul 16, 2008 - 11:41 )
Phaistos Disc proposed for Unicode (* Rhadamantys Glaucon, May 16, 2006 - 06:15 )

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The Thera Eruption (18 posts)

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Discussion of the Bronze Age eruption of the volcano on the island of Thera
The Thera Frescos (* Reylari Socrates, Jun 28, 2007 - 06:02 )
New time lines come and go... (* Rhadamantys Glaucon, Sep 5, 2006 - 11:09 )
There was a program a few weeks (* Dravidia CuChulainn, Sep 5, 2006 - 10:48 )

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Representational Art of the Minoan Civilization (3 posts)

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For the discussion of Minoan Art
Yes I do... (* Reylari Socrates, May 22, 2007 - 07:58 )
Do you mean the Blue Bird Fresco? (* Rhadamantys Glaucon, May 22, 2007 - 07:32 )
The Blue Bird Room (* Reylari Socrates, May 22, 2007 - 06:26 )

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The Minoans abroad (25 posts)

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Contacts between Minoan Crete and the Eastern Mediterranean.
But... (* maia Nestor, Nov 19, 2006 - 22:55 )
Ah, Demetrios (* maia Nestor, Nov 19, 2006 - 22:52 )
The 'linguistic layering' of which you speak, (* Dravidia CuChulainn, Oct 12, 2006 - 11:27 )

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Tombs and Burial Customs (1 posts)

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Burial customs can provide us with vital information about the social, political, economical and religious life of the Minoans.
Some links (* Anna Hippon, Feb 10, 2006 - 12:49 )

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Religion (26 posts)

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Mother goddess, Lady of Animals (Potnia Theron) and horns of consecration.
And the ring of Mochlos (* Phryne Aristocratos, Feb 25, 2005 - 22:29 )
Re: The Ring of Minos (* Ioannis Nestor, Feb 25, 2005 - 08:21 )
The Ring of Minos (* Demetrios Xanthippos, Feb 25, 2005 - 07:50 )

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