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

DNA research is shedding new light on the mysterious ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and their counterparts on the Greek mainland, the Mycenaeans. The civilizations were Europe ...

Near the town of Palaikastro, located at the eastern end of the island of Crete, lies the archaeological site of a city from the Minoan civilization, which flourished on the island during the Bronze ...

Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans, shedding new light on a debate over the provenance of this ancient culture.

There have been many ingenious attempts to decipher the spiraling inscription, not least because of the wealth of new information it could reveal about the ancient Minoan civilization. So far ...

The team of archaeologists announced the discovery of the ancient Minoan dagger in a translated statement from Akdeniz University. The artifact was described in the post as a “silver-riveted ...

When was Chania the home to Minoans? How did a lion g to the top of a Greek mountain? It’s time to get curious about Greece! Who left some ancient treasures in a magical cave? What does the ...

What’s the ancient equivalent of today’s iconic plastic ... The ceramic receptacle was made on the island of Crete during the Minoan period, dating between 1700 and 1600 BC.

Beverley D'Silva explores the Hellenistic revival and its roots with the ancient Minoans of Crete. Corinthian columns; sculptures of goddesses and god-like figures; sun-baked buildings bleached ...

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