Late Helladic (LH)
The Late Helladic is the time when Mycenaean Greece flourished, under new influences from Minoan Crete and the Cyclades. It may be associated with the arrival of Indo-European speakers as overlords; Greek technical terms for pottery are not Indo-European, consistent with a continuity of potters and their techniques from earlier times. Those who made LH pottery sometimes inscribed their work with a syllabic script, Linear B, which has been deciphered as Greek. LH is divided into I, II, and III; of which I and II overlap Late Minoan ware and III overtakes it. LH III is further subdivided into IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC. The table below provides the approximate dates of the Late Helladic phases (LH) on the Greek Mainland.
| Period | Approximate Date |
|---|---|
| LHI | 1550-1500 |
| LHIIA | 1500-1450 |
| LHIIB | 1450-1400 |
| LHIIIA1 | 1400-1350 |
| LHIIIA2 | 1350-1300 |
| LHIIIB1 | 1300-1230 |
| LHIIIB2 | 1230-1190 |
| LHIIIC (Early) | 1190-1130 |
| LHIIIC (Middle) | 1130-1090 |
| LHIIIC (Late) | 1090-1060 |
| Sub-Mycenean | 1060-1000 |
| Protogeometric | 1000 |
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