The quality of the paintings uncovered at Akrotiri suggests that artists either from Crete or influenced by its culture had set up workshops in this city. Minoan art featured distinctive depiction ...

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

What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization on the Mediterranean island of Crete When it was made: More ...

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

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 ...

What are Minoans best known for? During the Minoan period, between 2000 BCE and 1400 BCE, the civilization evolved. Crete is part of Greece today, but it was once a part of Crete. In particular, their ...

Discovered by Greek, Danish, and Swedish archaeologists, the Minoan palace of Kydonia is found in what is now the city of Chania in northwest Crete. In his statement, the Governor of Crete ...