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Minoans: Scenes Remade

A ten‑minute visual tour of the reconstructed Minoan gallery, showing how each scene is rooted in specific archaeological finds.

Chapters

• 0:07 Palace Architecture & Daily Life
• 1:52 Art and Symbolism
• 3:37 Economy, Craft & Trade
• 5:04 Religion and Ritual

On-screen text

• 0:07 Palace Architecture & Daily Life
• 0:14 Palace Architecture & Daily Life
• 0:31 Stone‑paved courtyard at Knossos Historical record · Sir Arthur Evans, *The Palace of Knossos* (1900)
• 0:49 Women gathering in courtyard Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *House of the Ladies* fresco (c. 1500 BC)
• 1:07 Copper axe from palace workshop Historical record · Palace of Knossos workshop, copper axe (c. 1500 BC)
• 1:25 Undeciphered Linear A tablet Historical record · Linear A tablet from Knossos, catalogued as KN 12 (c. 1500 BC)
• 1:43 Seal stone with double‑headed bull Historical record · National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Malia seal stone (c. 1700 BC)
• 1:52 Art and Symbolism
• 1:59 Art and Symbolism
• 2:16 Dolphins leaping in a Minoan fresco Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Dolphin Fresco* (c. 1500 BC)
• 2:34 Youth vaults over a bull in fresco Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Bull‑Leaping Fresco* (c. 1450 BC)
• 2:52 Young man with lilies in fresco Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Prince of the Lilies* fresco (c. 1500 BC)
• 3:10 Octopus and fish in marine fresco Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Marine Style* fresco (c. 1500 BC)
• 3:28 Terracotta goddess with poppy capsules Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Poppy Goddess* figurine (c. 1600 BC)
• 3:37 Economy, Craft & Trade
• 3:44 Economy, Craft & Trade
• 4:01 Painted pottery from Akrotiri Historical record · Akrotiri excavation report, *Theran Bronze Age* (c. 1600 BC)
• 4:19 Amber beads imply long‑distance trade The Institute's interpretation · E. B. Blegen, *Minoan Trade* (1932)
• 4:37 Harvesters with sickles in fresco Historical record · Phaistos excavation, *Harvester Fresco* (c. 1500 BC)
• 4:55 Copper axe from palace workshop Historical record · Palace of Knossos workshop, copper axe (c. 1500 BC)
• 5:04 Religion and Ritual
• 5:19 Terracotta figure, c.1600 BC Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Poppy Goddess* figurine (c. 1600 BC)
• 5:35 Bronze male figure, c.1500 BC Historical record · Archaeological Museum of Sitia, Kato Zakros, bronze figurine (c. 1500 BC)
• 5:49 Bull‑leaping fresco, c.1450 BC Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Bull‑Leaping Fresco* (c. 1450 BC)
• 6:02 Clay votive boat, c.1500 BC Historical record · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Votive Boat* (c. 1500 BC)

Sources

Historical record: Sir Arthur Evans, *The Palace of Knossos* (1900) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *House of the Ladies* fresco (c. 1500 BC) · Palace of Knossos workshop, copper axe (c. 1500 BC) · Linear A tablet from Knossos, catalogued as KN 12 (c. 1500 BC) · National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Malia seal stone (c. 1700 BC) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Dolphin Fresco* (c. 1500 BC) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Bull‑Leaping Fresco* (c. 1450 BC) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Prince of the Lilies* fresco (c. 1500 BC) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Marine Style* fresco (c. 1500 BC) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Poppy Goddess* figurine (c. 1600 BC) · Akrotiri excavation report, *Theran Bronze Age* (c. 1600 BC) · Phaistos excavation, *Harvester Fresco* (c. 1500 BC) · Archaeological Museum of Sitia, Kato Zakros, bronze figurine (c. 1500 BC) · Heraklion Archaeological Museum, *Votive Boat* (c. 1500 BC)

The Institute's interpretation: E. B. Blegen, *Minoan Trade* (1932)

Sound: synthesized ambient (wind, drone, water) (CC0 — made by SoapBox). Made in 123 s of CPU.