After studying pottery, researchers determined that the Greek dark ages were much shorter and the Greek Renaissance lasted much longer than previously thought. The findings show that Greek society ...

After the decline of the Mycenaean civilization around 1100 BC and the ensuing Greek Dark Ages, the Greek language resurfaced in the 9th century BC with the adoption of the Greek alphabet. This marked ...

After the Mycenaean age ended in about 1100BC, Greece entered a Dark Age. It is known as a dark age because nobody knows much about what happened - all written language and art disappeared.