It tells of agriculture, herding ... and Ugarit (where El is called “The Bull”), but nowhere more than in Minoan Crete, where the bull played a tremendous role in the life of the people.

Among the more noteworthy objects of the shrine, which was found in the characteristic Minoan position on the back-wall of the cella, are the cist-like altar filled with earth and quantities of ...

Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture The recent excavation at the Minoan palace of Archanes, in Crete, has yielded an extraordinary and unique discovery under the direction of archaeologist Dr. Efi ...