The earliest Greek cave art depicting extinct animals was discovered on Crete and is believed to be at least 11,000 years old ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...

That's why I'm thrilled to share this ultimate Crete tour presented by Peter Sommer Travel that combines archaeology, nature, ...

After the famous Minoan eruption, when was Santorini resettled? Thankfully, archaeological and historical evidence provides ...

Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces of a powerful, Bronze Age civilization were ...

Since then, it has become the biggest tourist draw on Crete. Knossos is located about ... into both the Palace of Knossos and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum. Sailing Cruise to Dia Island ...

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition, named "Daedalus: Legends ...

The Heraklion Archaeological Museum is a must-see in Crete — and all of Greece, even — for its extensive collection of Minoan art. Highlights include a mini-statue of a Snake Goddess and the ...

Legends of Crete with 172 ancient artifacts originating from the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Greece and 13 from the ...

Crete is the largest Greek island and offers ... The gorge ends at the lovely cove, flanked by plunging sea cliffs and a unique rock arch where travelers can swim, snorkel, and explore.

There I built on the work of J. Riley, R. Jones and others, demonstrating the potential of ceramic petrography in the characterisation of coarse ware production in Minoan Crete. After this grounding, ...

John Bennet was born in Singapore and grew up in the UK, in Yorkshire. He read Classics at Cambridge, where he also completed his PhD on the administrative organization of Late Minoan II–IIIB Crete ...