The Prehistory of Greece: c 10,000 - c 1550 BC
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Middle Helladic Age
Thus the Middle Bronze Age ("Middle Helladic") appears to begin with an invasion. There is evidence of the burning of towns in eastern Greece and, for example, towards the end of the Early Helladic period Korakou near Corinth was destroyed by fire. The painted pottery of the Early Helladic ceases, and was replaced by the grey ware that has been associated with the invaders. However, whilst this Grey "Minyan" ware used to be associated with these intruders, this association is now no longer accepted by all. This kind of pottery evolved into Middle Helladic ware, which is technically very accomplished and is now called "Minyan" though this is an unfortunate misappelation since there is no necessary link between it and Crete. This pottery spread to the whole of Greece, including the Peloponnese, where it is sometimes yellow. The various types of pottery of this period are Grey Minyan, Argive black Minyan, yellow Minyan and early Mycenean. Archaeological sites include: (1)Troy II, (2) Eutresis, Orchomenos in Boetia; (3) Krisa in Phokis; (4) Themes; (5) Lefkandi in Euboea; (6) Aghios Kosmos in Attica; (7) Aegina; (8) Lerna; (9) Tiryns. To some extent the early Greeks (Hellenes) may not have spread by the use of violence; in some cases they were probably invited in by local chiefs. This was the view of Thucydides. Usually an alliance was celebrated by the marriage of the chieftain to the king's daughter. The cultures of the Aegean were probably matrilineal. The Greek legends show evidence of this - for example, Menelaus became king of Sparta through his marriage to Helen, even though her two brothers were still alive. Whether they came by violence or by invitation from 1550 BC the Aryan language, with its elaborate tense-system, began to predominate; it was probably the language of the chiefs and the ruling class, and Greek speaking chiefdoms were established throughout Greece. Tiryns and Mycenae become politically dominant centres, though being situated so close together they coexisted in a state of tension.
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Contents of
The Prehistory of Greece: c 10,000 - c 1550 BC
1 The Neolithic Age in Greece
2 The Early Helladic Period
3 Troy I
4 Migrations into Greece c. 2500 BC
5 Minoan Civilisation
6 The Greek migration
7 Megaron
8 Middle Helladic Age
9 The Aegean Bronze Age: The Minoan Civilisation: c. 2000 - 1550 BC
10 The golden age of Minoan Crete
11 Volcanic eruption on Thera c. 1600 BC
12 Crete and Mycenae
13 The amber route
14 The Religion of Minoyan Crete
15 The Linear B Tablets of Knosos
16 Relations between the mainland and Crete
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