UNESCO has officially added the Minoan palace centers of Crete to its World Heritage List, recognizing their global cultural ...

International recognition of the outstanding universal value of the archaeological sites of Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia – Mendoni: A landmark day for our homeland, the ...

Around 3000 B.C., the Minoan civilization emerges on the island of Crete and becomes a great maritime trading power. This fresco from the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri, Santorini, depicts the ...

Did the Minoans disappear after the Bronze Age? Or did they continue to exist as a distinct people among the inhabitants of Crete?

The Minoans of Crete. Features May/June 2015. By Jarrett A. Lobell . More than 100 years after it was first discovered, the town of Gournia is once again redefining the island's past ...

The largest Greek island offers travelers wood-fired meats at farm-side taverns, ambitious menus from star chefs with Michelin pedigree, ancient Minoan cuisine, and sun-soaked beaches and vineyards.

UNESCO has reviewed the applications of several new World Heritage sites, adding the Carnac Megaliths in France, the Palaces ...

Marriage in Minoan Crete New archaeogenetic data allow exciting insights into the social order of the Aegean Bronze Age Date: January 16, 2023 Source: ...