The discovery of the Snake Goddess made researchers focus on the mysterious religion of Minoan Crete and its connection 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 ...
Arthur Evans, the archaeologist who excavated the ancient Minoan palace of Knossos in Crete, exported artifacts he discovered ...
What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization on the Mediterranean island of Crete When it was made ...
The palace at Knossos on Crete was an important centre for the Minoan civilization DNA is shedding light on the people who built Greece's earliest civilizations. Researchers analysed genetic data ...
Crete the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean is a treasure trove of history culture and natural beauty With its 1000-kilometer coastline dotted with coves bays and san ...
A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization ... tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about ...
3. Crete before the Palaces: earliest prehistory – EM II (130,00–2200 BC) 4. The rise and early maturity of Minoan civilization in the period of the First Palaces, 1950-1700 BC (MM IB – I) 5. The ...