1. Introduction: Aegean Art and Architecture The environment Discovering the Aegean World Art and art history Objectives Organization. 2. The Neolithic Period and the Prepalatial Early Bronze Age Settlements Burial practices. 3. The First Palace Period Middle Bronze Age palaces and villas The vernacular tradition in Greece and Crete Ritual practices Summary. 4. The Second Palace Period Public art, private art, and the palatial architectural style The Second Palaces: Knossos, Phaistos, Gournia, and Kato Zakro Minoan villas: function and design The terminology and typology of Minoan palatial buildings The Minoan and Mycenaean spheres of influence Religious practices Burial practices. 5. Mycenaean Domination and the Minoan Tradition The Mycenaean palace at Pylos The Mycenaean palace at Knossos Haghia Triadha and Kommos The continuation of Minoan building techniques in the Third Palace Period Burial practices The Mycenaean shrine at Phylakopi The circuit walls at Mycenae and Tiryns. 6. Conclusion: Disruptions, (Dis)Continuities, and the Bronze Age The eastward migration of Aegean traditions The international style Cyprus, Palestine, and the Peoples of the Sea Tradition and transformation What goes around comes around: Daedalus returns to Crete. Notes List of Illustrations Bibliographic Essay Timeline Index