The chronology of the Iron Age in Greece was navigated through analysing the differing pottery styles. There are five noted phases in the chronology of Iron Age pottery beginning with Submycenaean (1125–1050 BC) which still contains evidence of Mycenaean influence in design.Pomeroy et al. at 42. The sequential phases are then Protogeometric (1050–900 BC), Early Geometric (900–850 BC), Middle Geometric (850–760 BC) and Late Geometric (760–700 BC).Mee at 5. Pottery designs also soon featured designs of animals, humans, and major group scenes (battles, ritual processions) at the end of the 8th century BC.
