Large Minoan “Octopus Krater” (Crete) (c. 1350 BCE) Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or ...

Evans is best known for uncovering and popularising Minoan culture, the Bronze Age civilisation that he unearthed in the abandoned Cretan city of Knossos, ... or with octopus reliefs.

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 ...

Not suprisingly, some of the most decorative ceramic types also come from the Late Minoan period. During this later period of Minoan history, dark-on-light pottery predominated, replacing the earlier ...

The site would have been involved in the craft production of purple dye, an extremely expensive and highly prized commodity, in the Late Minoan period circa 1800 to 1500 BCE.

Europe's first advanced civilisation was local in origin and not imported from elsewhere, a study says. Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were ...

Minoan Civilisation You're Dead to Me In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in Bronze Age Crete by Dr Steve Kershaw and comedian Josie Long to learn all about the ancient Minoan civilisation.

Minoan Civilisation (Radio Edit) You're Dead to Me Greg Jenner is joined in Bronze Age Crete by Dr Steve Kershaw and comedian Josie Long to learn all about the ancient Minoan civilisation.