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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last year, as construction got underway for a planned new international airport just outside of Heraklion, Crete, an excavation crew made an astonishing discovery: a massive circular labyrinth-like ...

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 ...

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What ever happened to the Minoan civilization? Centered on the island of Crete 15 centuries before Christ, the seagoing Minoans once dominated the commerce and influenced the culture of the eastern ...

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Did the Mycenaeans really conquer Minoan Crete? If so, how and when did this happen? This article examines the evidence.