A close-up of a Minoan ivory scepter with Linear A inscriptions, dating back to the Aegean Bronze Age. Credit: World History Encyclopedia CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 This item is not only of artistic and ...

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of a rare funerary ceremony dating back nearly 3,800 years, where the people of Minoan Crete did not simply bury their dead — they symbolically ended the ...

Santorini, with its postcard-perfect whitewashed homes, cobalt-blue domes, and sunsets that set the sky ablaze over the caldera, has long been a bucket-list destination for travelers across the globe.

The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition, named "Daedalus: Legends of Crete," brings ...

On the island of Crete, famous for its Minoan palaces and legends like the labyrinth of the Minotaur, an international team of archaeologists has discovered something even more intriguing: how the ...