Periods Flashcards
1
Q
‘Palace Period’
(Late Helladic IIIA to B/Late Minoan IIIA to B)
A
1400-1190
2
Q
Postpalatial Period
(Late Helladic IIIC then SubMycenean/Late Minoan IIIC)
A
1150-1025
3
Q
Greek Early Iron Age
A
1025-750
4
Q
Protogeometric Attic Pottery Phase
A
1025-900
5
Q
Early Geometric Attic Pottery Phase
A
900-850
6
Q
Middle Geometric Attic Pottery Phase
A
850-750
7
Q
ProtoCorinthian Phase
A
725-600
8
Q
Why is pottery good for relative dating and thus chronology for Early Greece?
A
developments in style and shape can be traced over time
9
Q
What kind of chronology is the pottery system of dating?
A
relative
10
Q
What is the main source of evidence for the Attic pottery phases?
A
Keramikos Cemetery, Athens
11
Q
To where is pottery linked in order to build an absolute chronology?
A
Near East and Egypt
