How peaceful were the Minoans, really? Why did they leave behind no iconography of war, no murals of battles, no towering ...

Archaeologists in Crete have uncovered a 3,800-year-old Minoan ritual of demolishing tombs and a communal feast.

In the eastern Aegean, Minoan pottery has been found ... In honor of the legendary King Minos, he termed the civilization he uncovered “Minoan.” A polychrome relief of a bull adorns the ...

In the early prehistoric era, minoans populated Crete, where they built an advanced civilization. This civilization flourished from 2600 B.C. to 1400 B.C. The civilization they established was based ...

Minoan civilization prospered from trade and sailed to as far as ... In addition to Crete, there are other Aegean islands as well. Traditionally, Cretans relied on agriculture to make their living.

Visitors are shown signature painted pottery vessels from the Minoan civilization in the Shenwumen Gallery of the Palace ...

It changed the landscape and history of the Aegean island ... changed the island’s shape but also affected ancient ...

Perched amidst the Aegean Sea between Athens and Crete ... impacting Crete and contributing to the decline of the Minoan ...

Traveling across the Aegean on simple ships, Minoans had a wide network of communication, absorbing elements from other civilizations, as the exhibition shows. Their culture also spread across ...