Artist Unknown Crocus Gatherers Before 1630 BCE Detail of Wall Painting (buon fresco), Room 3 of House Xeste 3 Akrotiri, Thera (present-day Santorini), Cyclades Greek civilization originated on the Cycladic Islands in the Aegean Sea during the late Neolithic and early Bronze Ages (ca. 6000-3000 BCE) and followed with two Bronze Age civilizations of the eastern Mediterranean - the Minoan (c. 2500-1250 BCE) and the Mycenaean (c.1600-1150 BCE).
In comparison to their neighbors in the east, (Mesopotamia, Anatolia and Egypt) early Greek culture was slower to develop. However, being a sea-faring people with ports laid out to welcome ships from other cultures around the Mediterranean Sea, they quickly evolved. Soon, their society expanded and they built colonies along the northern Mediterranean. The works of art unearthed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Heinrich Schliemann and Arthur Evans reflect the concerns of the societies that developed in this part of the Western world. Pottery. marble sculpture, and wall paintings reveal the interests of these civilizations even if their written language is undeciphered, yet, and their full meaning is still a mystery. Review the slide presentation for Aegean art and skim through the text. Read the article, Akrotiri Frescoes, www.ancient.eu/article/673/akrotiri-frescoes/ and post a comment, by , on what subjects you see were of interest to Aegean Bronze Age societies. Envision life on the Greek islands and enjoy a trip even if it's an imaginative one today. Comments are closed.
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