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

In ancient Minoa, farmers had to pay a tax on a portion of their crops. Did Minoans built large comfortable homes for the poor? Among the Minoans, even the poor lived in comfortable houses that were ...

Archaeologists have uncovered a Minoan ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription in the Anetaki area of Knossos.

the civilization evolved. Crete is part of Greece today, but it was once a part of Crete. In particular, their temple at Knossos was a magnificent piece of architecture. The "Minoans" did not exist ...

Phaistos where an imposing palace once stood is, perhaps not as well known as Knossos, but a focal point of the history of ...

In death as in life, no one seemed richer than his neighbor. Gournia was part of an ancient Minoan civilization, based in what today is Greece. The town includes dozens of dwellings, a palace and a ...

Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe ... Despite the importance of Crete to ancient Greek civilization, archaeological study of its culture is relatively recent. Some of the earliest traces ...

The team of archaeologists announced the discovery of the ancient Minoan dagger in a ... riveted bronze dagger belonging to the Cretan-Minoan civilization.” According to experts, the dagger ...

Minoan civilization, one of Europe's earliest Bronze ... be held during the exhibition period to spark public interest in ancient civilizations and promote cooperation on cultural heritage ...