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

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This island, once part of the Minoan civilization, was forever altered by a colossal volcanic eruption around 1600 BCE, which some speculate led to the fall of the Minoans and inspired the legend of ...

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 ...

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

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

At its height, the ancient city of Hattuşa, capital of the Hittite civilization, must have been awe-inspiring. Built into a steep hillside in what is today central Türkiye, the city was ringed ...

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 ...

A/Prof. Robert Nelson is a Principal Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne. He trained in art history at La Trobe University, with an MA in Baroque Art and a PhD in Hellenistic Art ...

The competent authorities are called upon to act immediately, before similar incidents are repeated and even more of the precious heritage of the Minoan civilization is lost, local media neakriti.gr ...