<Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> Aegean civilization is a general term for the European Bronze Age civilizations of Greece around the Aegean Sea . There are three distinct but communicating and interacting geographic regions covered by this term: Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland . Crete is associated with the Minoan civilization from the Early Bronze Age . The Cyclades converge with the mainland during the Early Helladic ("Minyan") period and with Crete in the Middle Minoan period . From ca . 1450 BC (Late Helladic, Late Minoan), the Greek Mycenaean civilization spreads to Crete . </P> <Ul> <Li> Early Helladic (EH): 3200 / 3100--2050 / 2001 BC </Li> <Li> Middle Helladic (MH): 2000 / 1900--1550 BC </Li> <Li> Late Helladic (LH): 1550--1050 BC </Li> </Ul>

How has the practice of archaeology shaped an understanding of aegean cultures over time