event · evt_egyfull_world_minoan_palaces
Minoan palatial systems and eastern Mediterranean exchange
Palatial centres on Crete participated in Aegean and eastern Mediterranean exchange networks.
What is the evidence?
observation
Palatial centres on Crete participated in Aegean and eastern Mediterranean exchange networks.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1900 BCE–1450 BCE
Precision: range
moderatePreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides world context
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed — Eric H. Cline (2014)Supports broad network context.
Locator: Aegean and eastern Mediterranean interaction overview - informs · provides Egyptian contact context
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports Egyptian connection cautions.
Locator: Middle and early New Kingdom foreign relations - supports · provides egyptian contact context
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports Egyptian connection cautions.
Locator: Middle and early New Kingdom foreign relations
Interpretation and caveats
Egyptian objects and representations indicate contact, but contact intensity and political meaning varied by phase.
Event context
Classification
Event type: major world context palatial network
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: cross regional context
Why it matters to the timeline
Included because Egypt had documented Aegean contacts, while direct control or one unified trade system is not inferred.
Research notes
- Supports broad network context. Role: provides world context. Locator: Aegean and eastern Mediterranean interaction overview.
- Supports Egyptian connection cautions. Role: provides Egyptian contact context. Locator: Middle and early New Kingdom foreign relations.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides world context
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed — Eric H. Cline (2014)Supports broad network context.
Locator: Aegean and eastern Mediterranean interaction overview - informs · provides Egyptian contact context
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports Egyptian connection cautions.
Locator: Middle and early New Kingdom foreign relations - supports · provides egyptian contact context
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports Egyptian connection cautions.
Locator: Middle and early New Kingdom foreign relations