From the Beginning till the advanced culture of
the great King Minos and their end

   Human life apparently appeared in Greece and Crete as early as in other parts of Europe and Minor Asia. Some findings in Thessaly, Anatolia, Syria and Nil Delta prove that there existed settlements of hunter communities during the early Stone Age. It was a period of abundance; the climate was a little bit warmer than today and there was a huge richness of food. However, from this period, in Greece and Minor Asia just some superficial findings have been found.[...]
    The time before the construction of the huge palace of Crete is known as the Early Minoan Period, which compresses the Stone-Copper Age and the late Bronze Age (2800 - 2200 BC). Some forged daggers and elaborated vessels have been found from this period. At the same time, some eastern areas of the Mediterranean gave place to the origin of developed cultures that were somehow related to the Minoan culture. Some of these were the Hellenic culture, the Cycladic culture, and even the Trojan culture according to some sources. [...]