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Minoan Civilization (view source)
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[[Image:Labcoin.jpg|thumb|200px|Minoan coin from around 500 BC]]
[[Image:Labcoin.jpg|thumb|200px|Coin from Knossos from around 500 BC]]
The ancient [[civilization]] of [[Crete]] which existed from 2600 to 1450 BC. The Minoans were skilled engineers for their time, and the Minoan palace at Knossos (one of several palaces on Crete) is known to have had a sewer system ,a feature that was unknown to european architecture until then.
The ancient [[civilization]] of [[Crete]] which existed from 2600 to 1450 BC. The Minoans were skilled engineers for their time, and the Minoan palace at Knossos (one of several palaces on Crete) is known to have had a sewer system ,a feature that was unknown to european architecture until then.
The Minoan civilization suddenly dissapeared after the catastrophic eruption of Mt.Thera (now known as Thera island). The island of Crete, the home of the Minoans, was eventually invaded by [[Mycenaeans]] who rebuilt several of the destroyed palaces, namelt Knossos.
The Minoan civilization suddenly dissapeared after the catastrophic eruption of Mt.Thera (now known as Thera island). The island of Crete, the home of the Minoans, was eventually invaded by [[Mycenaeans]] who rebuilt several of the destroyed palaces, namelt Knossos.
Some Knossian coins are keept at the British Museum collection. ''They date, of course, from times greatly posterior to those of the Minoan civilisation, from times when the culture of Greece had long replaced that of the Mycenaeans, or whatever similar race it was that succeeded the Minoans. '' <ref> [http://www.sacred-texts.com/etc/ml/ml11.htm THE LABYRINTH IN ANCIENT ART] </ref>
===The Minotaur===
===The Minotaur===
The Minoan civilization was a fairly advanced people group the remains of whose cities can still be seen today.
The Minoan civilization was a fairly advanced people group the remains of whose cities can still be seen today.
== References ==
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[[Category:anthropology]]
[[Category:anthropology]]