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

The archaeological site of Phaistos, where one of the most emblematic Minoan palaces is located on Crete, is to undergo major ...

Archaeologists have long debated the influence of Minoan civilization, which began to flourish in Crete around 2500 B.C., on the rise of Mycenaean society a thousand years later. Linear B tablets ...

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

A mysterious 4,000-year-old structure on Crete reveals an ancient secret hidden for millennia.

One of the world's earliest city cultures, it thrived circa 2500 BCE in cities such as Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro. Its sophisticated drainage, uniform weights, and as-yet-unreadable script suggest ...

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 ...

Key exhibits of Minoan civilization include: a clay tablet with Linear B writings from 1375 to 1300 BC.[Photo provided by Jiang Dong/China Daily] "The public may not be familiar with the Minoan ...

It will run through July 27. Painted pottery, bronze ware, gold ornaments, architectural fragments, and other artifacts take visitors back to Minoan civilization (c.3000 to 1100 BC). It is the ...

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition, named "Daedalus ...

This reinforces the hypothesis that Minoan writing was not limited to accounting but also played a role in religious and ceremonial contexts. On the other hand, the handle of the object bears a ...

Archaeologists and scientists connected the violent eruption of the Santorini volcano with the end of the flourishing Minoan civilization, which was one of the most advanced civilizations of the time.