After reading about the discovery of this Bronze-Age dagger, learn more about the Minoans and other lost civilizations. Or, read about another ancient weapon, the Durandal Sword, and how it was ...

Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe Bronze Age can be traced through archaeology. On the island of Melos there are architectural remnants, pottery, and frescoes in Cretan style, similar to ...

Knossos, restored to a partial extent since the Minoans left, is known for its fabulous Palace and its frescoes. Perhaps the largest and most beautiful of all the late Bronze Age citadels, this was ...

For hundreds of years experts have been trying to find answers as to how the great Minoan civilization of Crete came to an ...

In order to survive and prosper, they were dependent on the sea. As a result of the tin trade, which was crucial to the Bronze Age, the Minoans played a pivotal role. Did Minoans built large ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered in Knossos, on the Greek island of Crete, the longest Linear A inscription found to ...

The beginning of the Bronze Age in Britain can be put around 2,000 ... There they began to trade with the Minoans. They built a large navy, and began to attack nearby lands. Over time they adapted ...

The ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete, located at a height of 1,200 meters, shows that Minoans were highlanders too ...

Beyond Crete's sun-drenched beaches is a world of ancient palaces filled with Minoan history, begging for more tourists.

Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and the Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology have ...

Nico’s main field of research is Aegean Bronze Age archaeology, especially Minoan Crete. Her research interests include mainstream archaeological work (e.g. archaeological field-work and the study of ...