One of the most captivating remnants of the ancient world is the Boxers Fresco from the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri on ...

he termed the civilization he uncovered “Minoan.” A polychrome relief of a bull adorns the north entrance of the Palace of Knossos. Bull imagery saturates Cretan art, appearing in jewelry ...

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

Workers installing a radar system ahead of an airport construction project in the town of Kastelli in Crete stumbled on a large architectural monument, one unique for Minoan archaeology.

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 ...

The ancient city of Knossos was the place that ‘gave birth’ to the very first civilization of Europe – the Minoans. Celestyal’s tour to one of Europe’s most important archaeological treasures opens up ...

This finding challenged existing notions about ancient Egyptian art and suggested cultural exchanges with the Minoan civilization. Catherine Defeyt, a FED-tWIN researcher at the CEA, stated, The ...

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 ...

So far, not much information is known about the Minoan civilization and their way of life, save for their labyrinth palatial complexes, showcased in classic myths like Theseus and the Minotaur.

A team of archaeologists excavating the site of a sunken shipwreck recently announced the discovery of a remarkable 3,600-year-old Minoan dagger with silver rivets. The dagger was uncovered amid ...