Minoan Civilization: A Chronology

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	NEOLITHIC PERIOD (7000–3500 B.C.)
PRE-PALATIAL PERIOD	EARLY BRONZE AGE (3500–2100 B.C.) 3200–2900 B.C. Early Minoan I 2900–2300 B.C. Early Minoan II 2300–2100 B.C. Early Minoan III
PRE-PALATIAL PERIOD	MIDDLE BRONZE AGE (2100–1600 B.C.) 2100–1950 B.C. Middle Minoan IA
PALATIAL PERIOD	1950–1850 B.C. Middle Minoan IB 1850–1700 B.C. Middle Minoan II	OLD PALACE PERIOD
	1700–1600 B.C. Middle Minoan III	NEW PALACE PERIOD
	LATE BRONZE AGE (1600–1100 B.C.) 1600–1500 B.C. Late Minoan IA 1500–1450 B.C. Late Minoan IB	NEW PALACE PERIOD
POST-PALATIAL PERIOD	1450–1400 B.C. Late Minoan II 1400–1350 B.C. Late Minoan IIIA1 1350–1300 B.C. Late Minoan IIIA2 1300–1200 B.C. Late Minoan IIIB 1200–1100 B.C. Late Minoan IIIC 1100–1000 B.C. Sub-Minoan