At this time the agricultural techniques and crafts seen in the Early Minoan period were developed further.
They had no particular design, often had several connecting chambers, and continued in use right through to the Late Minoan period.
To judge from the palace sites, the island was probably divided into at least eight political units during the height of the Minoan period.
This kind of art goes back to the Minoan period, when its main theme was the representation of motion in a specific moment.
In the middle Minoan period, naturalistic designs such as fish, squid, birds, and lilies were common.
In the late Minoan period, flowers and animals were still the most characteristic, but variability had increased.
It is dated from the middle Minoan period and had been used for worship more than 1000 years.
During the Early Minoan period, the quality of pottery suggests that people lived in the caves.
The Early Minoan period was the age of small villages.
Ierapetra has had a place in the history of Crete since the Minoan period.