Phaistos where an imposing palace once stood is, perhaps not as well known as Knossos, but a focal point of the history of ...

Archaeologists in Crete have uncovered a 3,800-year-old Minoan ritual of demolishing tombs and a communal feast.

Excavations on unpromising mounds in the Iraqi desert revealed Sumer’s earliest city. Surviving relics and a rebuilt temple ...

Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered ancient Mayan pottery in a cave system a little more than 10 miles away from downtown Playa de Carmen.

On the island of Crete, famous for its Minoan palaces and legends like the labyrinth of the Minotaur, an international team ...

In Greek mythology, Daedalus was commissioned by King Minos to build the labyrinth to imprison the Minotaur, a terrible beast ...

Legends of Crete with 172 ancient artifacts originating from the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Greece and 13 from the ...

(Related: Rediscovering China’s ancient Tea Horse Road, a branch of the famous Silk Road.) Nuodeng, a former Tea Horse Trail town, has some of the best-preserved examples of traditional Bai ...

This ancient art form not only reflects the ... into the island's past and present craftsmanship. Cretan pottery dates back to the Minoan civilization, which thrived around 3000 BCE.

Archaeologists excavating the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the ancient church in Jerusalem situated where Jesus Christ was crucified and buried, recently found evidence of ancient olive trees and ...

It’s often busy during peak season so bypass the main body of sand and follow the footpath towards the ancient Minoan site of Itanos to uncover secluded coves. It’s also worth seeking out Crete’s ...