The Minoan civilization flourished between roughly 2000 and 1500 B.C. on Crete and nearby islands. How did it come to an end?

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

Archaeologists have uncovered a Minoan ivory scepter with the longest Linear A inscription in the Anetaki area of Knossos.

Last year, as construction got underway for a planned new international airport just outside of Heraklion, Crete, an ...

In the more than two years since University of Cincinnati researchers unearthed the 3,500-year-old tomb of a Bronze Age warrior in southwest Greece, an incredible trove of riches has emerged, ...

The mysterious Minoans descended primarily from local Stone Age farmers, as did their cultural successors, the Mycenaeans -- and their descendants still inhabit Greece today The Minoan Civilization ...

Experience a luxurious journey of approximately two hundred miles over nine hours from Athens to Crete onboard the Minoan ...

The civilization made famous by the myth of the Minotaur was as warlike as their bull-headed mascot, new research suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

DNA research is shedding new light on the mysterious ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and their counterparts on the Greek mainland, the Mycenaeans. The civilizations were Europe’s ...

The rare ancient tomb of a wealthy Minoan woman has been discovered at a monumental archaeological complex on the Greek island of Crete. The cist grave—a small, coffin-like grave built using ...

Archaeologists excavating a Minoan settlement have found the discarded remains of Hexaplex trunculus shells, used in the production of the color purple—as well as gold jewelry and copper vases. The ...