Discontinuity in Greek Civilization
Rhys Carpenter
<span>In his book Discontinuity in Greek Civilization, Rhys Carpenter explores the 'Dark Ages' history of the Greek Islands and stands before observations made by a number of investigators in the archaeology of Greece and the Helladic islands and, after reviewing the evidence on the mainland in its various regions and on the islands, one by one, he comes to the conclusion:</span><br><br><span>“Despite the fact that there is no indication that the late Myceneans were driven out by any human intervention, they abandoned the south Aegean islands even as they deserted the central Peloponnese. For some reason and for some cause over which they had no control they found life in Greece and in the southern Aegean so unendurable that they could not remain.”</span></br></br>