Evans and Pendlebury found additional imported objects at Knossos, and it has become clear over the ensuing decades that the Minoans seem to have been in both the import and the export business, industriously networking with a number of foreign areas in addition to Egypt. For instance, cylinder seals from Mesopotamia and storage jars from Canaan have been found at various sites on Crete in Middle and Late Bronze Age contexts, while Minoan pottery and other finished objects, or at least mentions of them, have been found in countries stretching from Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Cyprus to Syria and
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What role did the Myceneans play in during the middle and late bronze age?
Archaeological evidence (coffin lids, jewelry, shoes) found around the Eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia and Canaan, Mesopotamia point to them being exporters and importers of goods across the region
