A stone's throw from Heraklion’s ancient city walls, a modern-day McDonald's stands at the crossroads of a busy urban thoroughfare here on the Greek island of Crete. Four thousand years ago, however, ...

Researchers have discovered that the ancient civilization of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving people. Research ...

Delve into ancient Crete and the Minoan civilization as archaeologists attempt to find the legendary labyrinth of the minotaur. Did this monster of the ancient Greek world really exist and is his ...

On a summer day in 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier unearthed what would become one of history’s most tantalizing puzzles. While excavating the ancient Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete, ...

For the Greeks, Crete is megalonissos—the big island—and true to that designation it packs plenty of stunning scenery and cultural marvels. The fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, it is ...

An international team of researchers achieves completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family structures in Greece. Analyses of ancient genomes show that the choice of marriage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With famous museums, dazzling beaches, and ancient ruins, Crete's two sides promise a memorable trip. Arturas Kerdokas, ...