The Minoan Civilization of Crete, often hailed as Europe’s first literate society, left behind a strange writing system that continues to mystify modern scholars, remaining an unsolved enigma to ...

“Crete is right on the crossroads of all these trade routes going right across the Mediterranean. Everyone and their brother is visiting Crete,” says Brent Davis, an archaeologist at the University of ...

The linear B of the Mycenaeans appears about this time. Geometric-Archaic Times 1000-480 BC The Geometric Archaic period marked the assimilation of Crete into greater Greece.

Did the Minoans disappear after the Bronze Age? Or did they continue to exist as a distinct people among the inhabitants of Crete?

Rise and Fall of the Mighty Minoans Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed.

It took scholars 52 years to decipher Linear B, a language written on tablets found at the mysterious Knossos labyrinth. By Malcolm Jones.

The suspension will apply only to migrants reaching Crete by sea. Migrants entering illegally will be detained, Mitsotakis ...

This ancient script has remained unsolved for over a century In 1908, an archaeologist in Crete discovered a small clay disk bearing unknown symbols. Now known as the Phaistos disk, it remains a ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered in Knossos, on the Greek island of Crete, the longest Linear A inscription found to date. The script appears on a circular ivory object with an attached handle, ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered in Knossos, on the Greek island of Crete, the longest Linear A inscription found to date. The script appears on a circular ivory object with an attached handle, ...