Minoans may have invented the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.

The Minister of Culture stated that the Ministry is fully aware of the needs regarding the protection of cultural heritage ...

Evans later used the name “Minoan” to describe the civilization, a term that had first been employed by the German scholar Karl Hoeck in 1823 in his history of Crete. The well-preserved ...

Archaeologists have long debated the influence of Minoan civilization, which began to flourish in Crete around 2500 B.C., on the rise of Mycenaean society a thousand years later. Linear B tablets ...

It’s unique in Minoan archaeology. The Minoan civilization flourished on the island of Crete from approximately 3000 to 1450 BC. They created a vibrant culture that reshaped the ancient ...

What ever happened to the Minoan civilization? Centered on the island of Crete 15 centuries before Christ, the seagoing Minoans once dominated the commerce and influenced the culture of the ...

So far, not much information is known about the Minoan civilization and their way of life, save for their labyrinth palatial complexes, showcased in classic myths like Theseus and the Minotaur.

Greece’s biggest island is dotted with centuries-old olive trees (including the oldest olive tree in the world still producing fruit), believed to be remnants of the once thriving Minoan ...

Minoans may have created the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.