A KEY TO THE MINOAN ECONOMY? An emphatic YES. 21,904 sheep in one place? Guess where…


A KEY TO THE MINOAN ECONOMY? An emphatic YES. 21,904 sheep in one place? Guess where….

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2 thoughts on “A KEY TO THE MINOAN ECONOMY? An emphatic YES. 21,904 sheep in one place? Guess where…”

  1. Awesome! I think it’s great, what you’re doing. I’d love to learn more about the culture and help with some of the translations, as well. Have seen the Ancient World blog and its references to the Luvian/Elamite cultures? I like them, too. In reference to the total of sheep at Knossos, perhaps my math fails me a bit. I came up with 20464. Note: line #4 of your explanations. You notated in reference to thousand, whereas I believe you to have meant hundreds. Nonetheless, it is a lot of critters smelling up the countryside. Perhaps this could have been written at a stockyard adjacent to the seaport? They were fantastic traders! Well done Richard. I commend you on your persistence. Great tenacity! Regards,

    JAMES R HEATH

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    1. Oh you did, James. OMG. I hope I did not miscount. I counted several times, but maybe I goofed Please send me an e-mail at: vallance22@gmx.com explaining how you came to that figure. I MUST add you to my e-mail contacts anyway, and I hope you will do the same with Rita and me. I do not know much at all about the Luvians and Elamites. You can contribute background on them to the blog, I am surse. Yes, the Minoans traded everywhere all over the Mediterranean. I consider Knossos as approximately like the New York City of the Bronze Age No one EVER attacked it until the Mycenaeans, and crazy as this may sound, it was an unfortified city (in the ANCIENT world!!! nuts!!). Undefended, and people left it alone. We all know why, I think. Without Knossos, world trade (as the world was understood then) would have gone into severe depression.

      Richard

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