Can the bull fighting said to have taken place on Atlantis be explained by Minoan customs? This article examines the evidence ...

Mount Ida on Crete, known to locals as Psiloritis, is the location where, according to Greek mythology, Zeus was born.

Santorini isn't just one of the most beautiful islands in Greece—it's one of the most unique places on Earth. Known for ...

Thirty one years after their honeymoon, the columnist and his wife, Mary, return to the Greek island famous for its iconic ...

Seán Damer's Wild Mountains, Wild People belongs to a venerable tradition of war novels set in Crete during the Second World ...

Learn about three ship cargoes that were found off the coast of Israel, unveiling the history of an ancient port where trade ...

New research out of the University of California San Diego and the University of Haifa is reshaping what we know about ancient seaborne trade in the eastern Mediterranean. Published recently in ...

I first visited Elafonisi Beach on the southwestern corner of Crete 30 years ago. Fleeing a messy relationship in London, I ...

Research in Antiquity identifies the three wrecks as Israel’s earliest submerged cargoes, proving coastal trade survived long ...

A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Lasithi, Crete, at 7:20 a.m., with its epicenter 24 km south-southeast of Zakros at a ...

Keros: A sacred island with enigmatic rituals, an unusual funeral, a carnelian bead from the Indus Valley, weapons production ...