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Trade and Travel: the Minoans and Mycenae

A ten‑minute look at how the island civilization of Crete and the mainland power of Mycenae moved goods, people and ideas across sea and land.

Chapters

• 0:07 Minoan Maritime World
• 1:52 Mycenaean Expansion and Trade
• 3:55 Goods on the Move
• 5:40 Caravans and Overland Links

On-screen text

• 0:07 Minoan Maritime World
• 0:14 Minoan Maritime World
• 0:31 Akrotiri fresco shows a two‑masted ship Historical record · Akrotiri fresco, Thera, Late Bronze Age (c. 1500 BCE)
• 0:49 Knossos tablet records wine deliveries Historical record · Linear B tablet KN 877 (Knossos), 13th c. BCE
• 1:07 Pylos tablet notes olive oil rations Historical record · Linear B tablet PY Ta 641 (Pylos), 13th c. BCE
• 1:25 Kamares ware found across Cyclades The Institute's interpretation · C. H. Stager, *Minoan Trade Networks* (2002)
• 1:43 Minoan oil exported to Egypt The Institute's interpretation · J. M. M. Wright, *Minoan Economy* (2008)
• 1:52 Mycenaean Expansion and Trade
• 1:59 Mycenaean Expansion and Trade
• 2:16 Shipwreck yields oil amphorae and copper Historical record · Ulu Burun shipwreck, western Turkey, Late Bronze Age (c. 1200 BCE)
• 2:34 Hittite text notes Ahhiyawa ships Historical record · Hittite text KUB 19, 13th c. BCE
• 2:52 Mycenaean ships likely had a square sail The Institute's interpretation · J. M. M. Wright, *The Sea‑Power of the Mycenaeans* (1995)
• 3:10 Baltic amber in Mycenaean graves Historical record · Amber beads in Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 13th c. BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
• 3:28 Ivory plaques in Mycenaean tomb Historical record · Ivory plaques from the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, 13th c. BCE
• 3:46 Mycenae imported Cretan wine The Institute's interpretation · S. M. B. Harris, *Wine in the Late Bronze Age Aegean* (2014)
• 3:55 Goods on the Move
• 4:02 Goods on the Move
• 4:19 Minoan oil exported to Egypt The Institute's interpretation · J. M. M. Wright, *Minoan Economy* (2008)
• 4:37 Mycenae imported copper from Cyprus The Institute's interpretation · M. W. Hoffmann, *Mycenaean Economy* (2010)
• 4:55 Aegean merchants travel through Canaan Historical record · Amarna letters, EA 23 (c. 1350 BCE)
• 5:13 Baltic amber in Mycenaean graves Historical record · Amber beads in Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 13th c. BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
• 5:31 Ivory plaques in Mycenaean tomb Historical record · Ivory plaques from the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, 13th c. BCE
• 5:40 Caravans and Overland Links
• 5:47 Caravans and Overland Links
• 6:04 Egyptian tomb cites Minoan envoys Historical record · Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Thebes, 15th c. BCE
• 6:22 Aegean merchants travel through Canaan Historical record · Amarna letters, EA 23 (c. 1350 BCE)
• 6:40 Hittite text notes Ahhiyawa ships Historical record · Hittite text KUB 19, 13th c. BCE
• 6:58 Kamares ware found across Cyclades The Institute's interpretation · C. H. Stager, *Minoan Trade Networks* (2002)

Sources

Historical record: Akrotiri fresco, Thera, Late Bronze Age (c. 1500 BCE) · Linear B tablet KN 877 (Knossos), 13th c. BCE · Linear B tablet PY Ta 641 (Pylos), 13th c. BCE · Ulu Burun shipwreck, western Turkey, Late Bronze Age (c. 1200 BCE) · Hittite text KUB 19, 13th c. BCE · Amber beads in Grave Circle A, Mycenae, 13th c. BCE (National Archaeological Museum, Athens) · Ivory plaques from the Treasury of Atreus, Mycenae, 13th c. BCE · Amarna letters, EA 23 (c. 1350 BCE) · Tomb of Rekhmire (TT 100), Thebes, 15th c. BCE

The Institute's interpretation: C. H. Stager, *Minoan Trade Networks* (2002) · J. M. M. Wright, *Minoan Economy* (2008) · J. M. M. Wright, *The Sea‑Power of the Mycenaeans* (1995) · S. M. B. Harris, *Wine in the Late Bronze Age Aegean* (2014) · M. W. Hoffmann, *Mycenaean Economy* (2010)

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 162 s of CPU.