Did the Mycenaeans really conquer Minoan Crete? If so, how and when did this happen? This article examines the evidence.

Pottery was produced in Greece as early as the Neolithic period, but the tradition of decorated ceramic vessels in Greece developed more quickly starting in the Bronze Age, a period that ... later ...

According to Smithsonian Magazine, the archaeologists identified that the tomb was Minoan and of the Bronze Age due to the style of coffin they found. The artifacts — funerary vases and the two ...

We’ve picked out a few strange but striking Bronze Age artifacts to highlight below. Marine style vase from Palaikastro ... A number of luxurious items have been recovered from Minoan civilization, ...

Through its study, archaeologists hope to reveal more details about trade, warfare, and diplomacy during the Bronze Age. The object also provides clues about the metallurgy and craftsmanship skills of ...

In this episode, Greg Jenner is joined in Bronze Age Crete by Dr Steve Kershaw and comedian Josie Long to learn all about the ancient Minoan civilisation. Show more In this episode, Greg Jenner is ...

Hundreds of ancient artifacts, including headbands of pure gold, have been unearthed from elite Bronze Age tombs on the Mediterranean ... Egypt but showing mainly Minoan motifs, demonstrate ...

Bronze has been an important metal for millennia. Some two thousand years of Greek history come under the Bronze Age, 3,100 – 1,000 ... speak of Pax Minoica, the Minoan Peace in the Aegean ...

Credit: Peter M. Fischer / Oxford Journal of Archaeology Researchers have found a Minoan bronze mirror in an intact Late Bronze Age tomb at the archaeological site of Hala Sultan Tekke on the ...

Now, with the help of the analysis of ancient genomes, it has been possible for the first time to gain insights into kinship and marriage rules in Minoan Crete and Mycenaean ... analysed over 100 ...