UNESCO has officially added the Minoan palace centers of Crete to its World Heritage List, recognizing their global cultural ...

International recognition of the outstanding universal value of the archaeological sites of Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, Zakros, Zominthos, and Kydonia – Mendoni: A landmark day for our homeland, the ...

Did the Minoans disappear after the Bronze Age? Or did they continue to exist as a distinct people among the inhabitants of Crete?

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites ...

The Prime Minister spoke extensively about migration flows from Libya, the new inclusion of the Minoan Civilization in UNESCO ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the site of a sunken shipwreck recently announced the discovery of a remarkable 3,600-year-old Minoan dagger with silver rivets. The dagger was uncovered amid ...

The largest Greek island offers travelers wood-fired meats at farm-side taverns, ambitious menus from star chefs with Michelin pedigree, ancient Minoan cuisine, and sun-soaked beaches and vineyards.

Antiquity study links Israel’s Carmel Coast to Cyprus and Egypt through inscribed anchor and jars bearing Egyptian numerals.

In 1947, Minoan script was a dark mystery. But a young English amateur, Michael Ventris, was brooding over it. He was destined to achieve success in deciphering the later form of the script called ...

Minoan civilization was Europe's earliest high culture, flourishing in the Bronze Age between 3000 and 1400 B.C. It was named for the legendary King Minos, who kept a half-man, ...