I agree, in that I think that people have a misconseption of the peaceful, loving, artsy, people (sarcasm) who inhabited Minoan Crete in the Bronze age.
Because of the artistic talants of the Minoans the lefty flower children of our Universities have impressed their idealistic beliefs on their interpitations of the Minoan culture.
http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/02/crete/images/thriskia/anemospila.gif
Temple reconstruction.
Hmmm, if these weren't highly educated scientists, I would have read that scene, as boy rapes and kills girl, gets killed by girl's father, who burns down the place in his dispair. All of this happening in the mens room (urinal at base of piller).
But that's why they don't invite me on these digs.
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Of possible interest to this thread:
"Although long thought to be a peaceful people, recent evidence uncovered at a temple structure near one of the palaces shows that the Minoans engaged in human sacrifice."
From
http://www.mlahanas.de/Greeks/History/Minoans.html
When I was there a few years back (absolutely beautiful place to visit), it was commonly acknowledged that Minoans practiced human sacrifice and although not "warlike" - whatever that means - were ready willing and able to defend their mercantile interests through their ships and the Minoan Civiliation is often called a "thalossocracy" that is, a "sea power" - though most of the ships seemed to have been used defensively (against pirates and the like) and not offensive in nature.
Amazon Warrior Women
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[Dorians / Achaeans -- their origin?]
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That seems to be a common mistake with any artistic culture.
Just being an artistic culture does not make you necessarily a pleasant culture.
In fact to be blunt about it the one with the best art also seem to be the most bloodthirsty.
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