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Created page with "== Origins and Historical Overview == The Minoan civilization, which flourished on the island of Crete, is often considered the precursor to the Mycenaean civilization. Around 1600 BC, the Mycenaeans, an Indo-European people, began to settle in the Peloponnese, eventually absorbing the Minoans and establishing their own distinct culture. Image:Detail-46553.jpg|thumb|center|A photograph of the ruins of a Mycenaean palace, with large stone walls..."