The Phaistos Disk is about 6 inches (15 cm) in diameter and covered on both sides with a spiral of stamped symbols.

Perhaps the inspiration for Atlantis, Minoan civilization born on the island of Crete spread throughout the Mediterranean before it mysteriously collapsed. Many myths and legends of Crete center ...

But the artistic style of the artifact and subsequent studies of the archaeological site on the Peloponnese Peninsula suggest ...

Take a boat trip to Balos Lagoon, famous for its turquoise waters and picturesque beaches. This location is perfect for ...

A fired clay disk inscribed with symbols that have never been deciphered Where it is from: The ancient Minoan civilization on ...

There have been many ingenious attempts to decipher the spiraling inscription, not least because of the wealth of new information it could reveal about the ancient Minoan civilization. So far ...

The palace at Knossos on Crete was an important centre for the Minoan civilization DNA is shedding light on the people who built Greece's earliest civilizations. Researchers analysed genetic data ...

Explore the fascinating world of Greece's mysterious Linear B script, the enigmatic script of ancient Greece used by Mycenaeans.

This eruption brought down the mighty Minoan civilization by covering the isle of Crete with ash and wiping out humans, animals, and crops.

Subject areas covered include Prehistoric Europe, the ancient Near East and Egypt, as well as the Minoan and Mycenaean cultures of ... Examples include prehistoric art, The Harappan Civilization, ...

Michael and I once spent two months on a cruise ship, and I learned a lot — about cruising, American politics, and even ...