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Final Postpalatial Crete

1200 BCE 1000 BCE

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EQ 2020 gr_crete_post_palace_2 / GrCrFPa

Preceding Entity: Add one more here.

1300 BCE 1200 BCE Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_1) [None]

Succeeding Entity:

No Polity found. Add one here.

General Description

With the fall or weakening of the great Eastern Mediterranean powers--the Hittites, the Assyrians, Egypt--there is evidence for a correspondingly "troubled" phase in Crete’s prehistory. Most notably, the population moved from the coast to the hinterland, suggesting the coasts were no longer safe. Minoan culture continued to exist in some form, but contacts with the rest of the world were greatly reduced ^[1]
Population and political organization
Firth estimated the Cretan population during Late Minoan IIIA and IIIB periods (1400-1200 BCE) at 110,000 people ^[2] There are no estimates for the Final Post Palatial Period; settlement patterns, however, point to a considerable population decrease, especially during the 1100-1000 BCE period. ^[3] ^[4] Similarly, not much is known about political organization at this time. ^[5]

[1]: (Hallager 2010, 157-158) Erik Hallager. 2010. ’Crete’ in The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean, edited by E.H. Cline. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

[2]: (Firth 1995, 33-55) R. Firth. 1995. ’Estimating the population of Crete during LM IIIA/B’. Minos 29-30: 33-55.

[3]: (Rehak and Younger 2001, 458) P. Rehak and J.G. and Younger. 2001. ’Neopalatial, Final palatial, and Postpalatial Crete’, in Aegean Prehistory. A Review, edited by Tracey Cullen. Boston: Archaeological Institute of America.

[4]: (Borgna 2003, 153-183) Elisabetta Borgna. 2003. ’Regional settlement patterns in Crete at the end of LBA’. SMEA 45: 153-83.

[5]: K. Christakis, pers. comm., May 2016

General Variables

Identity and Location

1 Utm Zone

1 Original Name

1 Capital

2 Alternative Name

Temporal Bounds

1 Peak Years

1 Duration

Political and Cultural Relations

1 Supracultural Entity

1 Succeeding Entity

1 Polity Succession

1 Degree of Centralization

Language

1 Linguistic Family

2 Language

Religion

Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale

1 Population of the Largest Settlement

1 Polity Territory

1 Polity Population

Hierarchical Complexity

1 Settlement Hierarchy

Professions

Bureaucracy Characteristics

Law

1 Professional Lawyer

1 Judge

1 Formal Legal Code

1 Court

Specialized Buildings: polity owned

1 Drinking Water Supply System

Transport Infrastructure

1 Road

1 Port

1 Canal

1 Bridge

Special-purpose Sites

1 Mines or Quarry

Information / Writing System

1 Written Record

1 Script

1 Phonetic Alphabetic Writing

1 Nonwritten Record

1 Mnemonic Device

Information / Kinds of Written Documents

1 Scientific Literature

1 Sacred Text

1 Religious Literature

1 Practical Literature

1 Philosophy

1 Lists Tables and Classification

1 History

1 Fiction

1 Calendar

Information / Money

1 Token

1 Paper Currency

1 Indigenous Coin

1 Foreign Coin

1 Article

Information / Postal System

1 Postal Station

1 General Postal Service

1 Courier

Information / Measurement System

Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications

1 Settlements in a Defensive Position

1 Modern Fortification

1 Fortified Camp

1 Complex Fortification

1 Long Wall

Military use of Metals

1 Bronze

Projectiles

1 Tension Siege Engine

1 Sling Siege Engine

1 Sling

1 Self Bow

1 Javelin

1 Handheld Firearm

1 Gunpowder Siege Artillery

1 Crossbow

1 Composite Bow

1 Atlatl

Handheld weapons

1 War Club

1 Sword

1 Spear

1 Polearm

1 Dagger

Animals used in warfare

1 Horse

1 Elephant

1 Camel

Armor

1 Shield

1 Scaled Armor

1 Plate Armor

1 Limb Protection

1 Leather Cloth

1 Laminar Armor

1 Helmet

1 Chainmail

1 Breastplate

Naval technology

1 Specialized Military Vessel

1 Small Vessels Canoes Etc

Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.

Religion Variables Coding in Progress.

Crisis Consequence Cases Coding in Progress.

Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

Instability Events Coding in Progress.

NGA Settlements:

Year Range	Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2) was in:
(1200 BCE 1001 BCE)	Crete

Home NGA: Crete

General Variables

Identity and Location Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Utm Zone	35 S	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Original Name	Final Postpalatial Crete	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Capital	None (Absent Capital)	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Alternative Name	Postpalatial Crete	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Alternative Name	Mycenaean Crete	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Temporal Bounds Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

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Peak Years	[1200 BCE ➜ 1100 BCE]
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Duration	[1200 BCE ➜ 1000 BCE]
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Political and Cultural Relations Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Supracultural Entity	Cretan Broze Age Civilization	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Succeeding Entity	Geometric Crete	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Preceding Entity 1300 BCE 1200 BCE	Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_1) [None]
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Degree of Centralization	quasi-polity	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Language Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Linguistic Family	NO_VALUE_ON_WIKI	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Language	Minoan	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Language	Early Greek	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Religion Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

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Social Complexity Variables

Social Scale Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Population of the Largest Settlement	1,000 people	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Polity Territory	- Suspected	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Polity Population	- Suspected	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Hierarchical Complexity Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlement Hierarchy	1	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Professions Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

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Bureaucracy Characteristics Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

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Law Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Professional Lawyer	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Judge	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Formal Legal Code	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Court	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Drinking Water Supply System	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Transport Infrastructure Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Road	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Port	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Canal	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Bridge	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Special-purpose Sites Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Mines or Quarry	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Information / Writing System Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Written Record	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Script	Absent Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing	Unknown Suspected	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Nonwritten Record	Unknown Suspected	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Mnemonic Device	Unknown Suspected	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Scientific Literature	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Sacred Text	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Religious Literature	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Practical Literature	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Philosophy	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Lists Tables and Classification	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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History	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Fiction	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Calendar	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Information / Money Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Token	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Paper Currency	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Indigenous Coin	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Foreign Coin	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Article	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Information / Postal System Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Postal Station	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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General Postal Service	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Courier	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Information / Measurement System Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)

Fortifications Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Settlements in a Defensive Position	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Modern Fortification	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Fortified Camp	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Complex Fortification	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Long Wall	absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Military use of Metals Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Bronze	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Projectiles Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Tension Siege Engine	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Sling Siege Engine	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Sling	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Self Bow	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Javelin	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Handheld Firearm	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Gunpowder Siege Artillery	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Crossbow	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Composite Bow	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Atlatl	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Handheld weapons Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
War Club	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Sword	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Spear	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Polearm	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Dagger	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Animals used in warfare Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Horse	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Elephant	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Camel	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Armor Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Shield	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Scaled Armor	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Plate Armor	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Limb Protection	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Leather Cloth	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Laminar Armor	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Helmet	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Chainmail	Absent	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Breastplate	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Naval technology Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Specialized Military Vessel	Unknown Suspected	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Small Vessels Canoes Etc	Present	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)

Religion Variables

Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

Variable	Coded Value / Certainty Tags	Year(s)
Moralizing Enforcement is Broad	Absent Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers	Present Inferred	1200 BCE 1000 BCE
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Human Sacrifice Final Postpalatial Crete (gr_crete_post_palace_2)

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