Cycladic civilization

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Noun1.Cycladic civilization - the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BCCycladic civilization - the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
Cyclades, Cycladic civilisation, Cycladic culture
Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization, Aegean culture - the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries; "by 800 BC the entire Aegean had adopted this style of pottery"
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Perhaps most impressive is the sweep of his first chapter, which takes us from the harpists of the Cycladic civilization (as early as 3000 B.C.E., and only conjecturally Greek), through Minoan and Mycenean representations of music, to Homer.
Music and Musicians in Ancient Greece
An introductory chapter by Doumas outlines the stages in the rediscovery of Cycladic civilization. He observes its continuity from the Late Neolithic culture of the area - something stressed also by Renfrew in his survey of the geographical and chronological background.
The Cycladic Spirit: Masterpieces from the Nicholas P. Goulandris Collection
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