In early July of 1908, Luigi Pernier was heading an archaeological mission to Crete. One evening, the Italian was writing a letter to his superiors when he was interrupted by the arrival of Zacharias ...

Workers installing a radar system ahead of an airport construction project in the town of Kastelli in Crete stumbled on a large architectural monument, one unique for Minoan archaeology. Located at ...

New research from Mochlos reveals what the Minoans ate and how food shaped ritual, trade and daily life in ancient Crete.

ATHENS, GREECE—ABC News reports that traces of a round building estimated to be 4,000 years old were discovered on a hilltop on the island of Crete during an investigation conducted ahead of the ...

Minoans hailing from small rural sites and larger settlements likely congregated in a stone-paved area of the structure that was spacious enough to hold substantial crowds. The researchers believe ...

A secret Minoan fire technique may explain how Bronze Age artisans in Crete changed serpentinite vases from blue to red.

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