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

Minoans may have invented the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.

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 ...

Greek politicians and archaeologists expressed outrage over the collapse of a section of the 'Dolphin Fresco' at the Palace ...

A replica of the famous Dolphin Mural at the Knossos archaeological site on Greece's Crete island was damaged on Friday due to strong winds in the area, the Greek Culture Ministry said on Saturday.

Part of the historic mural of the famous Dolphins fresco at the Minoan Palace of Knossos collapsed on Friday due to stormy winds in the area ...

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 ...