Minoan chronology
Post-palatial period
The post-palatial period of Minoan chronology, a roughly 40-year period between 1360 B.C.E and 1200 B.C.E, falls into the last relative period defined by absolute dates, LM IIIB.

Minoan chronology

Section Title: Post-palatial period
Table Section Text: The post-palatial period of Minoan chronology, a roughly 40-year period between 1360 B.C.E and 1200 B.C.E, falls into the last relative period defined by absolute dates, LM IIIB.

Other names	Relative chronology	Conventional dates, BCE	Notes

Prepalatial, Pre-Palace (Προανακτορική), Protominoan Age (Platon) Copper Age (Matz, Hutchinson) Early Bronze Age (Hood)	EM	3000–2200 (Evans, Hood) 2600–2000 (Matz)	Πρωτομινωική or ΠΜ in Greek.

First Early Minoan (Hutchinson) Phase I (Platon)	EM I	3400–2800 (Evans) 2600–2300 (Matz) 2500–2400 (Hutchinson) 3200–2600 (Gimbutas) 3000–2600 (Willetts, Hood) 2800–2200 (Mackenzie)	The main problem has been setting the end of the Neolithic; its layers were destroyed by building at Knossos. The period is attested by pottery from a well at Knossos, in Tholos Tomb 2 at Lebena and by an EM I layer at Debla.

Second Early Minoan (Hutchinson) Phase II (Platon)	EM II	2800–2400 (Evans) 2300-2200 (Matz) 2300–2100 (Hutchinson) 2600–2300 (Gimbutas, Willetts, Hood)	Seals like those of Egyptian 1st Intermediate Period, Dynasties 6–11, 2345–1991.

Third Early Minoan (Hutchinson) Phase III (Platon)	EM III	2400–2200 (Evans) 2200–2000 (Matz) 2100–2000 (Hutchinson) 2300–2160 (Gimbutas) 2300–2200 (Willetts, Hood)

Palace Period (Matz, Platon) Minoan Age (Platon) Full Bronze Age (Matz)	MM	2200–1500 (Evans) 2000–1570 (Matz) 2000–1580 (Ventris & Chadwick)	Μεσομινωική or MM in Greek

Phase III of Pre-Palace (Platon) Early Palace (Matz) First or Early Palaces (Hood)	MM IA	2000–? (Matz) 2000–1900 (Hutchinson) 2160–1930 (Gimbutas) 2200–2000 (Willetts, Hood) 2000–1925 (Ventris & Chadwick 2200–? (MacKenzie)	Kephala mound cleared of earlier structures, palace at Knossos begun (Hutchinson).

Protopalatial Old Palace (Evans) Early Palace (Matz) Old Palace (Παλαιοανακτορική) Phase I (Platon) First or Early Palaces (Hood)	MM IB	?–1800 (Matz) 1900–1850 (Hutchinson) 2000–1900 (Platon, Willetts, Hood) 1925–1850 (Ventris & Chadwick) 1930–1800 (Gimbutas) ?–2100 (MacKenzie)	"First Palaces" or "First temple-palaces" (Gimbutas) Use of potter's wheel. It may have been introduced in IA.

Protopalatial Old Palace (Evans) Early Palace (Matz) Old Palace Phase II (Platon) First or Early Palaces, Middle Bronze Age (Hood)	MM IIA	1850–? (Hutchinson, Ventris & Chadwick) 1900–1800 (Platon, Willetts, Hood) 2100–? (MacKenzie)

Protopalatial Old Palace (Evans) Early Palace (Matz) Old Palace Phase III (Platon) First or Early Palaces, Middle Bronze Age (Hood)	MM IIB	?–1700 (Matz, Ventris & Chadwick) ?–1750 (Hutchinson) 1800–1700 (Platon, Willetts, Hood) ?–1900 (MacKenzie)	Palaces were so destroyed by an earthquake ca. 1700 that they had to be rebuilt.

Neopalatial Old Palace (Evans) Late Palace I (Matz) New Palace (Νεοανακτορική) Phase I (Platon) Middle Bronze Age (Hood)	MM IIIA	1700–? (Matz) 1700–? (Platon) 1700/1750–1600 (Hutchinson) 1700–1660 (Ventris & Chadwick) 1700–? (Willetts) 1700–? (Hood) 1900–? (MacKenzie)	Frescoes begin. First pot signs in Linear A.

Neopalatial Late Palace I (Matz) New Palace Period Phase I (Platon) Middle Bronze Age (Hood)	MM IIIB	1600–1550 (Hutchinson) ?–1570 (Matz) ?–1600 (Platon) 1660–1580 (Ventris & Chadwick) ?–1600 (Willetts) ?–1550 (Hood) 1700–1600 (Palmer) ?–1700 (MacKenzie)	Linear A. Another earthquake requiring more rebuilding occurred ca.

LM	1500–1000 (Evans)	Υστερομινωική or ΥΜ in Greek

Late Palace II (Matz) New Palace Phase II (Platon)	LM IA	1550–1500 (Hutchinson) 1600–1500 (Palmer, Furumark) 1570–? (Matz) 1600–? (Platon) 1580–1510 (Ventris & Chadwick) 1700–? (MacKenzie)	The period of Thera eruption and tsunami. Largest cache of Linear A tablets, Hagia Triada, IA and/or IB.

Late Palace II (Matz) New Palace Phase II (Platon)	LM IB	1500–1450 (Hutchinson) ?–1450 (Matz) 1510–1450 (Ventris & Chadwick) 1500–1450 (Palmer, Furumark) ?–1450 (Platon) ?–1500 (MacKenzie)	All the palaces except Knossos were burned ca. 1450, events interpreted by the majority view as the advent of the Greeks and installment at Knossos.

Late Palace II (Matz) New Palace Phase III (Platon) Palace Period (Evans, MacKenzie)	LM II	1450–1400 (Hutchinson, Palmer, Furumark, Matz, Platon) 1450–1405 (Ventris & Chadwick)	The period ends with a destruction by fire of all the palaces on Crete from unknown causes. They were, of course, reoccupied.

Post-Palace Phase I (Platon)	LM IIIA	1400– (Matz) 1400–1320 (Platon) 1400–1300 (Hutchinson)	Linear B tablets ca. 1400 (Evans and his defender, Boardman)

Post-Palace Phases II, III (Platon)	LM IIIB	1300–1200 (Hutchinson) 1320–1280 (II), 1260–1150 (III) (Platon)	Linear B tablets ca. 1200 (Palmer, doubter of Evans' chronology)

LM IIIC	?–1100 (Matz) 1260–1050 (Willetts)	A general Mycenaean Greek palace destruction by fire on the mainland and Crete happened in a window of time ca. 1200 at the end of IIIB.

Subminoan Age (Platon, Matz, Willetts)	1100– (Matz) 1150–1000 (Platon) 1075–1025 (Furumark) 1050–900 (Willetts)	This period is considered a Mycenaean Greek holdout against the Dorian Greeks arriving at this time. Its end marks the completion of assimilation to them.

Sentence(s)

Prepalatial, Pre-Palace (Προανακτορική), Protominoan Age (Platon) Copper Age (Matz, Hutchinson) Early Bronze Age (Hood) 3000–2200 (Evans, Hood) 2600–2000 (Matz) Πρωτομινωική or ΠΜ in Greek.

final_sentence: Prepalatial, Pre-Palace (Προανακτορική), Protominoan Age (Platon) Copper Age (Matz, Hutchinson) Early Bronze Age (Hood) 3000–2200 (Evans, Hood) 2600–2000 (Matz) Πρωτομινωική or ΠΜ in Greek.