Winds spread ash and aerosols from the Thera eruption, causing atmospheric changes that contributed to the Minoan ...

Did the Mycenaeans really conquer Minoan Crete? If so, how and when did this happen? This article examines the evidence.

The Minister of Culture stated that the Ministry is fully aware of the needs regarding the protection of cultural heritage ...

So far, not much information is known about the Minoan civilization and their way of life, save for their labyrinth palatial complexes, showcased in classic myths like Theseus and the Minotaur.

It is thought to be about 3,600 years old. It is associated with the Minoan civilization, which lasted from around 3000 B.C. to 1100 B.C. The civilization emerged from the local Neolithic culture ...

Evans later used the name “Minoan” to describe the civilization, a term that had first been employed by the German scholar Karl Hoeck in 1823 in his history of Crete. The well-preserved ...

Near the town of Palaikastro, located at the eastern end of the island of Crete, lies the archaeological site of a city from ...

There have been many ingenious attempts to decipher the spiraling inscription, not least because of the wealth of new information it could reveal about the ancient Minoan civilization. So far ...

What ever happened to the Minoan civilization? Centered on the island of Crete 15 centuries before Christ, the seagoing Minoans once dominated the commerce and influenced the culture of the ...