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Minoan chronology
Minoan chronology is a framework of dates used to divide the history of the Minoan civilization. Two systems of relative chronology are used for the Minoans. One is based on sequences of pottery styles, while the other is based on the architectural phases of the Minoan palaces. These systems are often used alongside one another.
Establishing an absolute chronology has proved difficult, since different methodologies provide different results. For instance, while carbon dating places the eruption of Thera around 1600 BC, synchronism with Egyptian records would place it roughly a century later.
| 3100–2650 BC[1] | EM I | Prepalatial |
| 2650–2200 BC | EM II | |
| 2200–2100 BC | EM III | |
| 2100–1925 BC | MM IA | |
| 1925–1875 BC | MM IB | Protopalatial |
| 1875–1750 BC | MM II | |
| 1750–1700 BC | MM III | Neopalatial |
| 1700–1625 BC | LM IA | |
| 1625–1470 BC | LM IB | |
| 1470–1420 BC | LM II | Postpalatial |
| 1420–1330 BC | LM IIIA | |
| 1330–1200 BC | LM IIIB | |
| 1200–1075 BC | LM IIIC |
- ^ This chronology is based on Manning (2012), which gives absolute dates based on radiocarbon dating.
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