Minoans may have invented the first portable eclipse calculator, predating the Antikythera mechanism by over a millennium.

View of the excavations at Archanes, with the discovered wall on the right. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture The 2025 archaeological campaign at the Minoan palace of Archanes, directed by Dr. Efi ...

The entrance with the four altars (on the right in the photo) and two more altars, one rectangular and one stepped, inside the sanctuary courtyard. Credit: Greek Ministry of Culture The recent ...

Soar over the Palace of Malia in Crete, Greece, the third-largest Minoan palace on the island, situated on a fertile coastal ...

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

The opening ceremony of a special exhibition on Minoan civilization in Greece was held on Monday at the Palace Museum in Beijing. The exhibition, named "Daedalus: Legends of Crete," brings together ...

Ancient jars in Knossos Palace, Greece. Photo by zz1969 / Shutterstock The Minoans, considered the first advanced civilization in Bronze Age Europe, left behind massive building complexes, stunning ...