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

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to ...

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 ...

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

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

In 1939, Greek Archaeologist Spyridon Marinates suggested that the Minoan civilization had actually been destroyed around 1500 B.C. by falling ash and poisonous fumes from a volcanic eruption on ...

A 3,400-year-old Minoan tomb was uncovered in an unnamed farmer's olive grove near the city of Ierapetra on the Greek island of Crete. According to Cretapost, the farmer was attempting to park his car ...

Near the town of Palaikastro, located at the eastern end of the island of Crete, lies the archaeological site of a city from the Minoan civilization, which flourished on the island during the Bronze ...