Credit: A. Kanta et al. The discovery of this inscription provides an unprecedented opportunity to advance the study of Linear A, a writing system still undeciphered, which was used in Crete and other ...

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, ...

Chania is a breathtaking city on the island Crete, and a perfect vacation spot -- Chania has with something to offer any traveler!

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

"Thanks to Michael Ventris, who made the decipherment of Linear B, the writing system […] from the Mycenaean era, we can go further back in Minoan Crete and read Minoan inscriptions,” said Owen.

1510-30). The medium is one he claimed to have invented and is a form of woodblock that, in addition to the basic block that prints the linear design, also uses one or two further blocks to print ...

The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

Chevron has expressed an interest in hydrocarbon exploration off the island of Crete in the Mediterranean Sea, the second ...

Rescue crews on Crete helped free seven people in vehicles trapped by floodwaters while rockslides and road closures were reported on the island after the bad weather pushed overnight towards the ...