Archaeologists in Crete, Greece, uncovered the building techniques of the Minoan civilization of the Bronze Age Aegean.

By modifying the Minoan writing to their own language, they became the first foreigners to use it. Linear B is the name given today to this writing. A large number of Mycenaean cities were burned down ...

Trade was the source of wealth for them. Trade with Egypt and Syria was conducted through ships they built. Which best explains why Minoan civilization was able to develop its rich culture? Could you ...

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed. Many myths and legends of Crete center ...

Archaeologists uncovered the building techniques of the Minoan civilization in the Bronze Age Aegean. Credit: YPPO/EFA/R. Dubois / CC BY 4.0 Archaeologists have uncovered that the Minoan civilization ...

The Phaistos disk is covered in indecipherable symbols.

The palace at Knossos on Crete was an important centre for the Minoan civilization DNA is shedding light on the people who built Greece's earliest civilizations. Researchers analysed genetic data ...

What it is: A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization on the Mediterranean island of Crete When it was made ...

A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization that disappeared sometime in the 14th century.