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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 101. Chapters: Philistines, Linear A, Minos, Knossos, Soapstone, Ashmolean Museum, Saffron, Chania, Beehive tomb, Phaistos Disc, Minoan eruption, Minoan pottery, Minoan chronology, Clothing in the ancient world, Bull, Minoan religion, Tilos, Gortyn, Bottiaeans, Enkomi, Makry Gialos, Snake Goddess, Pseira, Lasithi, Amnisos, Harriet Boyd-Hawes, Malia, Akrotiri, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Anemospilia, Arkalochori, Archanes, Psychro Cave, Kea, Kolumbo, Eteocretan language, Karfi, Cretan hieroglyphs, Sitia, Spyridon Marinatos, Mount Juktas, Prince of the Lilies, Hagia Triada, Arkalochori Axe, Mochlos, Kommos, Dolphins in mythology, Zominthos, Roussolakkos, Tylissos, Galatas Palace, Zakros, Theseus Ring, Monastiraki, Crete, Apesokari, Achladia, Horns of Consecration, Phourni, Alice Kober, Kamilari, Hagia Photia, Atsipades, La Parisienne, Tripiti, Armeni, Troullos, Vasiliki, Lasithi, Petras, Sklavokampos, Priniatikos Pyrgos, Apoudoulou, Kamares, Crete, Eileithyia Cave, Vathypetro, Traostalos, Stilos, Odigitria, Chamaizi, Petsofas, Phylaki, Gournia, Fournou Korifi, Stravomyti, Nea Roumata, Koumasa, Vrysinas, Cretan script, Yerokambos, Myrtos Pyrgos, Prassa, Trapeza, Crete, Minoan Modi, Hagios Onouphrios. Excerpt: The Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete and flourished from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century through the work of the British archaeologist Arthur Evans. Will Durant referred to it as "the first link in the European chain." The early inhabitants of Crete settled as early as 128,000 BC, during the Middle Paleolithic age. However, it was not until 5000 BC that the first signs of advanced agriculture appeared. What the Minoans called themselves is unknown. The term "Minoan" was coined by Arthur Evan...
