>>10198615I happen to be the resident expert on bronze age societies.
>early civilizations pop up in areas that make no fucking sense?>it's a fucking island in the middle of no fucking where.I can give an explanation for this. First of all, Crete is not in the middle of nowhere. The Minoans are the world's oldest Thalassocracy. Basically, they dominated sea trade and thus derived their power. They were the first Great Britain of the ancient world. Secondly, the Minoans displayed some wise foresight in planting their rugged island with olive trees. The grandchildren of the wise men who did this were able to reap great rewards when those trees reached maturity. Olive oil was a great commodity. Furthermore, the Minoans specialized in artisan crafts like metal-working, linen production, and art. Egyptian Pharaohs sometimes hired Minoan artists to paint their tombs.
>the fucking Silk Route - the trading path between the east and the west ends in LevantThere was no Silk Road in the Bronze age.
That said, here is a map of Atlantis based on the input of knowledgeable Atlantean experts on /pol/
I am always expanding upon it.
