Aegean culture


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Noun1.Aegean culture - the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countriesAegean 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"
Aegean civilisation, Aegean civilization
culture, civilisation, civilization - a particular society at a particular time and place; "early Mayan civilization"
Cyclades, Cycladic civilisation, Cycladic civilization, Cycladic culture - the Bronze Age civilization on the Cyclades islands in the southern Aegean Sea that flourished 3000-1100 BC
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