The gift shop at Greece’s Minoan Palace ruins museum at Knossos, Crete is being investigated for tax fraud by the country’s fiscal authorities after tourists complained that the shop wasn’t issuing ...

Crete, Greece’s largest island, is known for its historical sites, stunning scenery and local culture. Its incredible history has been shaped by civilizations dating back to the Minoans, Venetians, ...

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A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization that disappeared sometime in the 14th century. According to ...

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Ever since 1900, when Archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans first discovered the hundreds of clay tablets in the ruins of King Minos’ great palace at Knossos, Crete, scholars have been puzzling over a ...

One of the most fascinating chapters of ancient history tells about the fabled island of Crete, whose rulers were thalassocrats (lords of the sea) and whose beautiful, bare-breasted priestesses romped ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper concentrates on the contacts between Knossos and the Pediada during the Old and New Palace periods. The distribution and topography ...

The language of a tiny, engraved ring, unearthed on the island of Crete, has teased and perplexed scholars for more than a century. It also gives us a sense of the unique people who made it. The name ...

Turns out the discovery of the Palace of Knossos is just the beginning—the ancient city is three times the size archaeologists suspected. Corbis Surrounded by turquoise waters and smiled upon by a ...

The Greek government is backing a new green data center, to be called Knossos II. The new facility was announced by Minister of State and Digital Government Kyriakos Pierrakakis, on a visit to the ...

The Supplementary Volumes, originally Papers, of the British School at Athens primarily consist of full publication of excavations carried out by members of the School or under its auspices, over the ...