Joyful Minoan frescoes are a testament to the sophistication of that early culture. The Minoans thrived on the Greek isle of Crete from 2000 to 1100 BC. The remains of their palace and the joyful ...

The discovery of the Snake Goddess made researchers focus on the mysterious religion of Minoan Crete and its connection of ...

One of the first objects that visitors encounter in Restoring the Minoans: Elizabeth Price and Sir Arthur Evans at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW) in Manhattan is a forgery.

THE publication of the last volume of the great archæological work, Palace of Minos, by Sir Arthur Evans, brings to a close what must rank as the most complete record of the largest single ...

Provenance is one of the most pressing concerns in the world of antiquities. But an upcoming exhibit of Minoan art circumvents that topic. More than 280 artifacts are coming straight from Greece to ...

The Minoans were a pre-Hellenic Bronze Age civilization in Crete in the Aegean Sea, flourishing from approximately 2600 to 1450 BC when their culture was superseded by the Mycenaean culture, which ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. 'In case you were thinking it's a load of bull," one of our guides says, pointing above the ruins of Minoan Knossos at a brightly ...

The Minoan Palatial Centres, consisting of six component sites (Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos and Kydonia), are located in Crete, a strategically positioned island at the crossroads of ...

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed. Many myths and legends of Crete center ...

The Minoans, the builders of Europe's first advanced civilization, really were European, new research suggests. The conclusion, published today (May 14) in the journal Nature Communications, was drawn ...