Minoan Trade RoutesMinoan influence inthe Bronze Age can be traced through archaeology. On the island of Melos there are architectural remnants, pottery, and frescoes in Cretan style, similar to ...

In 1950 the Santorini volcano experienced its last eruption, closing a cycle of volcanic activity that had begun in 1939.

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

Knossos, restored to a partial extent since the Minoans left, is known for its fabulous Palace and its frescoes. Perhaps the largest and most beautiful of all the late Bronze Age citadels, this was ...

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

In order to survive and prosper, they were dependent on the sea. As a result of the tin trade, which was crucial to the Bronze Age, the Minoans played a pivotal role. Did Minoans built large ...

The beginning of the Bronze Age in Britain can be put around 2,000 ... There they began to trade with the Minoans. They built a large navy, and began to attack nearby lands. Over time they adapted ...

in the Late Bronze Age, was inhabited by members of a culture scholars call Minoan after the legendary King Minos, a culture very different from that found on the mainland. Scholars have long ...

Located on Papoura Hill, this 1,800-square-metre structure as per estimates belongs to the Bronze Age period ... were from the Minoan culture that built the peak sanctuaries — hill and ...

Increased volcanic activity in Greece’s famed tourist hotspot of Santorini has prompted the country’s civil protection ...

Nico’s main field of research is Aegean Bronze Age archaeology, especially Minoan Crete. Her research interests include mainstream archaeological work (e.g. archaeological field-work and the study of ...