The great mystery of the Minoan Phaistos Disc has been "solved by 99 percent" says linguist and archaeologist Gareth Owens.

Can the myth of the Labyrinth of Knossos be explained by the Minoan civilization? This article examines the evidence.

Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe Bronze Age can be traced through archaeology. On the island of Melos there are architectural remnants, pottery, and frescoes in Cretan style, similar to ...

In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

Knossos, restored to a partial extent since the Minoans left, is known for its fabulous Palace and its frescoes. Perhaps the largest and most beautiful of all the late Bronze Age citadels, this was ...

In order to survive and prosper, they were dependent on the sea. As a result of the tin trade, which was crucial to the Bronze Age, the Minoans played a pivotal role. Did Minoans built large ...

The beginning of the Bronze Age in Britain can be put around 2,000 ... There they began to trade with the Minoans. They built a large navy, and began to attack nearby lands. Over time they adapted ...

It's now one of the highlights of the British Museum's Minoan collection ... BC in the middle of what archaeologists call the Bronze Age, when huge advances in making metals transformed the ...

Nico’s main field of research is Aegean Bronze Age archaeology, especially Minoan Crete. Her research interests include mainstream archaeological work (e.g. archaeological field-work and the study of ...