The Truth About Minoan Weapons and Warfare

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Let BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home. Visit https://betterhelp.com/dandavis and enjoy a special discount on your first month The Minoan Civilisation of Bronze Age Crete is world famous for the enormous building complexes we know as palaces - and for its exquisite art - expressed in lovely pottery, figurines, and in frescoes of the most exquisite beauty. Many believe that the Minoan civilisation of Bronze Age Crete was a remarkably peaceful society. But what does the evidence tell us? Were there fortified settlements? Does Minoan artwork show weapons and warriors? And what about all those Minoan daggers, swords, spears, and axes in the archaeological record? This is the story of Weaponry and Warfare in Bronze Age Crete. *If you enjoy my videos please consider supporting the channel* Become a YouTube Channel Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUVwT8zcS5Z_rYXnpomlbfg/join Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/dandavisauthor All my books on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xngwz5 *My Links* Website http://dandavisauthor.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dandavisauthor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DanDavisWrites Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dandavisauthor/ *Sources* Oxford Handbook of Aegean Bronze Age: https://amzn.to/3xd4VH9 The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age: https://amzn.to/3ZXIGh0 Early Aegean Warrior 5000–1450 BC: https://amzn.to/4a82dkT Bronze Age Greek Warrior 1600-1100 BC: https://amzn.to/4a1hPqh Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete: https://amzn.to/43yQoBA Malice in Wonderland by Barry Molloy from Warfare and Society in the Ancient Eastern Mediterranean Martial Minoans? War as Social Process, Practice and Event In Bronze Age Crete by Barry Molloy Genetic origins of the Minoans and Mycenaeans: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature23310 Ancient DNA reveals admixture history and endogamy in the prehistoric Aegean: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-022-01952-3 Excavations in the Hagios Charalambos Cave - Betancourt et al 2008 The above links include affiliate links which means we will earn a small commission from your purchases at no additional cost to you which is a way to support the channel. *Thank you* Ancient Europeans for use of artwork: https://twitter.com/AncientEuropea1 *Video Chapters* 00:00 Minoan Cvilization 03:25 Neolithic Aegean Warfare 05:02 Peaceful Minoans? 07:48 Settlement fortifications 10:40 Settlement destruction 11:56 Warriors in Minoan Art 15:15 Votive weapons 16:15 Warrior burials and war wounds 18:18 Minoan Weapons 20:17 Minoan armour and shields 21:48 The Double-axe