The Ancient Minoans and Their Demise
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THE ANCIENT MINOANS
The Minoans were an advanced civilisation, ready to take on the world. But their progressive empire was brought to a sudden end, their demise unknown to many archaeologists and scientists alike, UNTIL NOW.
“The Minoan demise is hotly debated amongst the most reputable archaeologists and scientists’ of today”
The Ancient Minoans were an advanced civilisation located on the island of Crete that was devastated firstly by natural disasters that sent their carefully structured island community spiralling into a whirlwind of chaos, vulnerability and deterioration, resulting in invasion. It has been hotly debated amongst the most reputable archaeologists and scientist’s for over a century as to how such an incredible civilisation, that defied all odds and excelled in such a way that lead their allies to watch on in complete awe, could have possibly came to such an abrupt end. According to Radiocarbon dating and the observation of strata upon Crete (earths layers), the Minoan civilisation came to an end at around 1450BC. This is clarified by numerous corroborating sources such as M. Barret (2009) who specialises in the historical past of Crete, and who’s evidence is also supported by C.Roebuck (1966). While it is known when the Minoan civilisation ended; it has taken much more observation and interpretation of available evidence to uncover as to how the Minoan civilisation ended. Surely the Minoans, with their vast and progressive empire, seemed unstoppable in the eyes of those subject to its success, so what happened? This is a question that has been analysed by many respectable archaeologists and scientists who itch to find the answer, but only a few have reached a plausible explanation. Today, Crete is an archaeological and historical wonderland for archaeologists and tourists alike. Copious amounts of archaeological evidence can be found at numerous sites across Crete, which begs to be
THE ANCIENT MINOANS
The Minoans were an advanced civilisation, ready to take on the world. But their progressive empire was brought to a sudden end, their demise unknown to many archaeologists and scientists alike, UNTIL NOW.
“The Minoan demise is hotly debated amongst the most reputable archaeologists and scientists’ of today”
The Ancient Minoans were an advanced civilisation located on the island of Crete that was devastated firstly by natural disasters that sent their carefully structured island community spiralling into a whirlwind of chaos, vulnerability and deterioration, resulting in invasion. It has been hotly debated amongst the most reputable archaeologists and scientist’s for over a century as to how such an incredible civilisation, that defied all odds and excelled in such a way that lead their allies to watch on in complete awe, could have possibly came to such an abrupt end. According to Radiocarbon dating and the observation of strata upon Crete (earths layers), the Minoan civilisation came to an end at around 1450BC. This is clarified by numerous corroborating sources such as M. Barret (2009) who specialises in the historical past of Crete, and who’s evidence is also supported by C.Roebuck (1966). While it is known when the Minoan civilisation ended; it has taken much more observation and interpretation of available evidence to uncover as to how the Minoan civilisation ended. Surely the Minoans, with their vast and progressive empire, seemed unstoppable in the eyes of those subject to its success, so what happened? This is a question that has been analysed by many respectable archaeologists and scientists who itch to find the answer, but only a few have reached a plausible explanation. Today, Crete is an archaeological and historical wonderland for archaeologists and tourists alike. Copious amounts of archaeological evidence can be found at numerous sites across Crete, which begs to be