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ANCIENT MEDITERRANEAN SOCIETIES

 

Robert D. Morritt

 

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          The Mediterranean is a vast inland sea created from the seismic disappearance of the Tethys Ocean by the largest Tsunami ever known.  This book traces the emergence and origin of early societies, within the Mediterranean from prehistory.  Emphasis is placed on subterranean habitats, ancient settlements, and the Minoan Palace era. The area covered extends from Spain, to Sicily, North African Punic coastal societies to the eastern Mediterranean. Earliest Megaliths and archaeological discoveries are featured together the mystery of the demise of the Minoans.  The Phoenician Maritime Empire is included together with the appearance of the mysterious ‘Sea Peoples’. Also the enigma of the Phaistos disc also some paleography and archaeological discoveries.