jan 1, 1600 BC - Mykenische Kultur 1. griechische Hochkultur

Description:

- It represents the first advanced and distinctively Greek civilization in mainland Greece with its palatial states, urban organization, works of art, and writing system.
- used Linear B, decyphered as grrek language (Minoan LinearA undeciphered yet)

- the Minoans and Mycenaeans were genetically similar [but] the Mycenaeans differed from Minoans in deriving additional ancestry from an ultimate source related to the hunter–gatherers of eastern Europe and Siberia, introduced via a proximal source related to the inhabitants of either the Eurasian steppe or Armenia

Added to timeline:

Date: