Early Bronze Age Greek Pottery
A depas cup in Minyan ware
When the Indo-European Greeks arrived in Greece around 2100 BC, they brought with them a new kind of pottery known as Minyan Ware. Minyan ware is kind of boring to look at, because it is just plain gray all over (though it is a rather attractive gray, and well-made in nice shapes).
But the big difference from the Stone Age pottery is that this Minyan Ware is made on a potter's wheel. The potter's wheel allowed pots to be made faster and easier, and that made them cheaper, so more people could have nice dishes to eat off and nice cups to drink out of.
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To find out more about Early Bronze Age pottery in Greece, check out these books on Amazon.com or in your library:
The Archaeology of Greece: An Introduction, by William R. Biers (1996) This is NOT a children's book, but Biers writes very clearly and has a lot of good pictures.
Greek Art and Archaeology (3rd Edition), by John G. Pedley (2002) This is also NOT a children's book, but it has a lot of good information and is pretty readable. Plus, the author is really an expert in this field.
The Aegean Bronze Age (Cambridge World Archaeology) by Oliver Dickinson, Norman Yoffee (Editors) (1994)
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This page was reviewed for accuracy by Ioannis Georganas in March 2005.
