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This map illustrates the geopolitical evolution in the Aegean during the Bronze Age when the dominant civilizations of the region - the Minoans and Mycenaeans- played distinct roles. The Minoans (2000–1450 BCE) on Crete were renowned for...

This map illustrates the Late Bronze Age Collapse (c. 1200–1150 BCE), a sudden and widespread upheaval that brought down many of the interconnected civilizations of the Aegean, Eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, and Mesopotamia. The once-mighty...

A map detailing some of the active maritime trade routes in the Aegean during the Middle and Late Bronze Age.

Clay figurine found in Chorvátsky Grob, Late Bronze Age. Slovak National Museum, Bratislava. Moon idols (Mondidole), also known as 'firedogs' (Feuerböcke), were clay figurines shaped like a dog or wolf, whose elongated, backward bending...

A map of Sicily in the early Bronze Age (2169 ±120 BCE - c.1500 BCE) divided into 4 cultural macro-regions: northern Sicily with the Rodì-Tindari-Vallelunga culture, western with the Naro/Partanna culture, the south-east with the Castelluccio...

This map illustrates the vibrant trade networks of the eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age (circa 1500–1200 BCE), highlighting an era of growing interconnectivity among major powers. Goods, ideas, and diplomatic contacts flowed...

This stela is from Solana de Cabañas (Cabañas del Castillo, Cáceres), Spain and dates from the Late Bronze Age. It is made of slate, and it was unearthed in the late 19th century CE. This was the first specimen to be discovered in a series...

This granite stela dates from the Early or Middle Bronze Age. It was discovered in Cáceres, Spain. (Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid)

Map of Akrotiri in the Bronze Age, ca. 1600 BC.

These bowls are from the Late Bronze Age settlement of Axtroki (Bolibar, Excoriatza, Guipúzcoa), Spain and are made from pure gold. When they were found, one bowl was inside the other. It has recently been suggested that these pieces and...