Die Synchronisierung der minoischen Alt- und Neupalastzeit mit der agyptischen Chronologie

Absolute dates for the Minoan Old- and New Palace Period are still under discussion. While the ‘traditional’ chronology favored a date for the Santorini eruption at the end of the chronological phase Late Minoan IA around 1500 BC based on archaeological evidence and the historical chronology of Egypt, adherents of the ‘high’ chronology placed the eruption in second half of the 17th century BC based on radiocarbon evidence. The present volume discusses for the first time critically all archaeological evidence from the Aegean, Egypt and the Levant for the chronological synchronisation between the Minoan Old- and New Palace Period with the historical Chronology of Egypt. Furthermore, all evidence from scientific dating techniques, especially from radiocarbon dating is being discussed and compared to dating evidence derived from archaeology.