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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Mediterranean</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>Aegean</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Egyptian</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Ancient Italian</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Illyrian</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Eastern Mediterranean</topic></related><related type="narrower"><topic>Talayotic</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Early Western World</topic></related> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the cultures of the areas surrounding the Mediterranean Sea, which is bordered by Europe, Asia, and Africa. It particularly refers to the island cultures and those on the mainland of Europe and Asia Minor that border the Mediterranean Sea. It includes cultures that developed in and around the Tyrrhenian, Ionian, Ligurian, Adriatic, and Aegean seas. ]]></note></mads>