The Cretan Civilization (1): Pirates, Palaces, Breasts
A History of Mankind (24)
Like Egypt and the Dravidian-speaking regions in South Asia and Bactria-Margiana, the small island of Crete developed a separate, almost entirely indigenous culture[1] in relative isolation from the nearby, pushy Indo-European and Semitic peoples expanding all around.
Crete's geographic position was the main reason why this was possible. Located close en…
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