The unique ancient Greek board game Zatrikion discovered at the Knossos Palace shows that the ancients had a penchant for ...

The sight of octopuses hanging out in the sun is a common feature on all Greek islands during the summer. But what is the ...

Bronze Age tombs on Crete were ritually closed with crushed bones and feasting, marking a profound shift in Minoan burial ...

Saffron is one of the most expensive spices in the world, which is one reason why it's quite literally worth its weight in ...

Today, when one thinks of the origin of sports and athletic competitions, the ancient Greeks often come to mind. Although ...

While Crete, Greece’s largest island, has some stunning sun-kissed beaches, it is also home to some ancient Minoan ruins, ...

For over two thousand years, successive societies forged the civilization of ancient Greece. From the early societies of the ...

Throughout human history, our understanding of the past has been reset countless times based on what we think we know ...

In Kephala Petras, some tombs were filled with stones in an act archaeologists call a “symbolic killing.” However, not all Minoan tombs ended this way. Many fell into disuse gradually, and some ...

and other artifacts take visitors back to Minoan civilization (c.3000 to 1100 BC). It is the first thematic exhibition focusing on this civilization, which lies at the roots of ancient Greece ...

Key exhibits of Minoan civilization include ... According to Bo, images of similar vessels are found in the frescoes of ancient Egyptian Pharaonic tombs of the time, indicating that the bull ...

Houghton Hall, in Norfolk, was commissioned by the first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole with its sumptuous ...