Ancient Aegean: c. 2700-1200 B.C.E.

19th century archaeologists sought evidence for Homer’s epic poems. Instead they uncovered the bronze-age art of the Cycladic islands (in the Aegean Sea), the Minoans (on Crete), and the Mycenaeans (on the Greek mainland).

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Akrotiri, Thera

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Male Harp Player from Keros

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Mask of Agamemnon

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The Treasury of Atreus

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The “Palace” and Grave Circle A

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Lion Gate

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