The Greek Dark Age<span>, also called </span>Greek Dark Ages, Homeric Age or Geometric period is the period ofGreek<span> history from the </span>end<span> of the Mycenaean palatial civilization around 1100 BC to the first signs of the</span>Greek<span> poleis, </span>city states<span>, in the 9th century BC.</span>
They are known as an inselberg or monadnock (/məˈnædnɒk/) is an isolated rock hill, knob, ridge, or small mountain that rises abruptly from a gently sloping or virtually level surrounding plain.