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8: The Ancient Aegean

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    In This Chapter

    • 8.0: Chapter Introduction
      An Ancient Shipwreck Offers Historical Insight | Global Connections: The Growing Field of Nautical Archaeology | Obscure Genealogies, Thefts, and Forgeries | Mythic Inspiration | Contentious Restorations
    • 8.1: Cycladic
      Cycladic Sculptures | Folded-Arm Figurines
    • 8.2: Minoan
      Minoan Art: The Palace at Knossos (Crete) | Bull-leaping Fresco from the Palace of Knossos | Global Connections: Bull Iconography | Minoan Woman or Goddess from the Palace of Knossos (“La Parisienne”) | Hagia Triada Sarcophagus | Octopus Vase | Snake Goddess | Harvester Vase
    • 8.3: Mycenaean
      Mycenaean Architecture | Mycenae | Tiyrns | Mycenaean Metallurgy | Mycenaean Ceramics