A fertile soil and abundant supplies helped to make the Minoans a prosperous civilization. These cities spread across the Aegean and beyond, using crete as an export outlet for timber, food, wine, ...

A great deal of Minoan culture was incorporated into Mycenaean culture after the Mycenaeans took over the islands from the Minoans. By modifying the Minoan writing to their own language, they became ...

The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...

Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe Bronze ... Its vibrant culture made a major impact on the rising new regional power: the Mycenaean Greeks, who lauded King Minos and Crete in their ...

If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be a mystery.

Scholars have long debated the nature of the relationship between the Mycenaeans and the Minoans. This discussion has centered on whether Mycenaean culture, and what is thought of as ancient Greek ...

An overview of Ancient Greek art, including painting, sculpture and architecture, and a look at how it changed over the years ...

A recent study conducted by geoscientists from Heidelberg University has uncovered the earliest known evidence of ...

The Bull-Leaping-Fresco from the Great Palace at Knossos, Crete. (The original is located at Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Heraklion, Crete) The image may only be used with credit to the author ...

Presents a survey of the emergence, the major accomplishments, the failures, and the decline of the ancient Greeks, from the Bronze Age civilizations of the Minoans and Mycenaeans through the ...