It is slightly older than the Minoan civilisation of Crete.
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The scenes started with the Minoan civilisation.
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In Crete, she got to know the archaeologists then excavating Knossos and other sites on the island, who were throwing light on the Minoan civilisation, such as Arthur Evans.
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The specific name is given after the Minoan civilisation, which flourished during the Bronze Age in Crete, and whose cultural influences spread to Cyprus, Anatolia and the Levantine coast.
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Ancient ruins cover the island and can be dated from the Minoan civilisation and the post-Byzantine era when some of the caves were used as chapels during Christian persecution by the Ottomans.
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Popular tourist attractions include the archaeological sites of the Minoan civilisation, the Venetian old city and port of Chania, the Venetian castle at Rethymno, the gorge of Vai, which is the largest natural palm forest in Europe.
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The beginnings of the Minoan civilisation were influenced by the Cycladic civilisation : Cycladic statuettes were imported into Crete and local artisans imitated Cycladic techniques; archaeological evidence supporting this notion has been found at Aghia Photia, Knossos and Archanes.
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In 1901, the archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans who in an 1895 work had dismissed the Great Goddess theory changed his mind and accepted the idea whilst excavating at Knossos on Crete, the site of the Bronze Age Minoan civilisation.
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The earliest evidence of a civilisation in ancient Greece is that of the Mycenaean civilisation rose to prominence around 1600 BC, superseded the Minoan civilisation on Crete, and lasted until about 1100 BC, leading to a period known as the Greek Dark Ages
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He has also written over 500 articles ( not all of which were published ) the following subjects : wildlife & ecology; ancient and prehistoric sites; architecture; the runes; Minoan civilisation; stone circles; long barrows; traditions and folk customs; folklore; folk arts and crafts; the'Wessex'neolithic civilisation; legends; ancient religions.
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