-
share the same proportions, they
varied considerably in size. In the
Neopalatial era,
Knossos was
twice as
large as
Malia and Phaistos, and
three times...
-
construction of the
first palaces, and ends with
their destruction. The
Neopalatial period,
often considered the
zenith of
Minoan civilization,
begins with...
-
Minoan history into four
periods termed Prepalatial, Protopalatial,
Neopalatial, and Postpalatial.
Establishing an
absolute chronology has
proved difficult...
- by a staircase, they are
characteristic of
elite architecture of the
Neopalatial period (c. 1750-1470 BC). They are
hypothesized to have been used either...
- used
between the
Middle Minoan I
period (c. 2000 – c. 1800 BCE) and the
Neopalatial period (that is,
until shortly after c. 1925 – c. 1900 BCE). The site...
- 1925–1875 BC) period, a
Minoan palace was
constructed in the
early Neopalatial Period,
during the
Early MM IIIA
period (c. 1750 BC). The
palatial center...
-
significance to a
harbor city. To the
north a
large Protopalatial and
Neopalatial town
occupied the
hills around the palace. The town, like the palace...
-
fragmentary condition, have been
found on the
island of Crete,
dated to the
Neopalatial Period. At that time
Crete was
divided by
mountains and
other geographic...
-
shoulder a
ritual "axe-sceptre" with a
rounded blade.
These increase in the
Neopalatial Period, when
there may be
evidence of men
dressing as priestesses, possibly...
- c. 1700 BC:
Minoan Old
Palace period ends and
Minoan Second Palace (
Neopalatial)
period starts in Crete. c. 1700 BC:
Aegean metalworkers are producing...
