This chronology of Minoan Crete is the one used by Andonis Vasilakis in his book on Minoan Crete, published by Adam Editions in 2000.
| Pre-palace period | 3500-1900 BCE |
| (first) Early Minoan I | 3500-2900 BCE |
| (second) Early Minoan IIA, IIB | 2900-2300 BCE |
| (third) Early Minoan III, Middle Minoan IA | 2300-1900 BCE |
| Old Palace period | 1900-1650 BCE |
| (first) Middle Minoan IB | 1900-1800 BCE |
| (second) Middle Minoan IIA | 1800-1750 BCE |
| (third) Middle Minoan IIB, IIIA | 1750-1650 BCE |
| New Palace period | 1650-1450 BCE |
| (first) Middle Minoan IIIB | 1650-1600 BCE |
| (second) Late Minoan IA | 1600-1500 BCE |
| (third) Late Minoan IB | 1500-1450 BCE |
| Creto-Mycenaean period | 1450-1100 BCE |
| Third Palace period, Late Minoan II, IIIA1 | 1450-1350 BCE |
| Post Palace period. Late Minoan IIIA2, IIIB, IIIC | 1350-1100 BCE |
| Sub-Minoan period | 1100-1000 BCE |