Minoan and Mycenaean Diets on Crete and Mainland Greece (c. 2000–1200 BCE)

1. Palace-centered food storage expands on Crete

   Jan 1, 2000 BCELabels: Knossos, Palace Economy

   • Britannica
   • WHE Timeline

2. Old Palace era reorganizes production and storage

   Jan 1, 1900 BCELabels: Protopalatial Palaces, Cereal Production

   • MinoanCrete
   • Britannica

3. Linear A administration supports palace food accounting

   Jan 1, 1850 BCELabels: Linear A, Minoan Administration

   • WHE Timeline
   • Britannica

4. New Palace period peaks with regional trade

   Jan 1, 1650 BCELabels: Neopalatial Period, Aegean Trade

   • Britannica
   • MinoanCrete

5. Thera eruption disrupts Aegean agriculture and trade

   Jan 1, 1627 BCELabels: Thera Eruption, Aegean Agriculture

   • Minoan Chron
   • Minoan Eruption

6. Mycenaean mainland elites adopt palace-style control

   Jan 1, 1600 BCELabels: Mycenaean Palaces, Mainland Greece

   • Britannica
   • Linear B

7. Mainland takeover reshapes Cretan food administration

   Jan 1, 1450 BCELabels: Knossos, Linear B

   • Britannica
   • Linear B

8. Linear B tablets document staple foods and rations

   Jan 1, 1400 BCELabels: Linear B, Palace Archives

   • Linear B
   • Knossos Tablets

9. Uluburun shipwreck illustrates elite food trade networks

   Jan 1, 1325 BCELabels: Uluburun Shipwreck, Maritime Trade

   • WHE Uluburun
   • Uluburun

10. Stirrup jars standardize transport of oils

    Jan 1, 1300 BCELabels: Stirrup Jars, Amphorae

    • Met Museum
    • Stirrup Jar

11. Pylos feasting culture recorded in Linear B lists

    Jan 1, 1200 BCELabels: Pylos, Feasting

    • PY Ta 641
    • Pylos Festival

12. Mycenaean palace collapse halts Linear B recordkeeping

    Jan 1, 1200 BCELabels: Late Bronze, Linear B

    • Linear B
    • LBA Collapse

13. Destruction of Pylos palace ends its ration system

    Jan 1, 1180 BCELabels: Pylos, Palace of

    • Mycenaean Greece
    • Pylos