Archaeologists have uncovered a Minoan ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription in the Anetaki area of Knossos.

During the Minoan period, between 2000 BCE and 1400 BCE, the civilization evolved. In particular, their temple at Knossos was a magnificent piece of architecture. In ancient Minoan society, wealth was ...

In ancient Minoa, farmers had to pay a tax on a portion of their crops. Because the Minoans were a maritime civilization dependent on trade and food from the sea, they were prosperous and ...

Phaistos where an imposing palace once stood is, perhaps not as well known as Knossos, but a focal point of the history of ...

Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe ... Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces ...

The team of archaeologists announced the discovery of the ancient Minoan dagger in a ... riveted bronze dagger belonging to the Cretan-Minoan civilization.” According to experts, the dagger ...

In death as in life, no one seemed richer than his neighbor. Gournia was part of an ancient Minoan civilization, based in what today is Greece. The town includes dozens of dwellings, a palace and a ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...

People have been living in Greece for over 40,000 years. The earliest settlers mostly lived a simple hunter-gatherer or farming lifestyle. This is similar to Prehistoric Britain. The Minoans were ...

People have been living in Greece for over 40,000 years. The earliest settlers mostly lived a simple hunter-gatherer or farming lifestyle. This is similar to Prehistoric Britain. The Minoans were ...