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The Mycenaean Greeks and the Indo-European Catacomb Culture of the southern Pontic Steppe: Archaeological evidence indicates the cradle of the proto-Greeks.
#Mycenaeans #CatacombCulture #Yamnaya #LogkasElati #Rodotopi #Vranas #ShaftGraves #PonticCaspian #Steppe #Tumuli #Aegean
#Mycenaeans #CatacombCulture #Yamnaya #LogkasElati #Rodotopi #Vranas #ShaftGraves #PonticCaspian #Steppe #Tumuli #Aegean
1/ We have already pointed out that the proto-Greek tribes, which appeared mainly in the Aliakmonas valley towards the end of the 3rd millennium BC, were semi-nomadic herding groups ➡️
➡️ who brought the knowledge of domesticated equine and had a close genetic affinity with the Yamnaya Culture of the vast steppes of the Pontic-Caspian region.
A few words about the prehistory of Crete regarding the dialogue below... There is a relevant bibliography for what I am mentioning!
#Crete #Prehistory #Neolithic #AegeanBronzeAge #Minoans #Mycenaeans #Anatolia
#Crete #Prehistory #Neolithic #AegeanBronzeAge #Minoans #Mycenaeans #Anatolia
1/ The Neolithic package in Crete appears for the first time around 7000 BC. in Knossos with a community of settlers from Western Anatolia, which did not know the technology of pottery (Pre-Pottery Neolithic).
2/The interesting thing is that recent surveys have shown that within the community, chipped stone objects were found that bear characteristics of the Aegean Mesolithic tradition,which means that this short-lived community came into contact with local Mesolithic hunter-gatherers.
