The civilization made famous by the myth of the Minotaur was as warlike as their bull-headed mascot, new research suggests. The ancient people of Crete, also known as Minoan, were once thought to be a ...

A rare Bronze Age tomb of a wealthy Minoan woman has been discovered on the Greek island of Crete by archaeologists during a 'monumental' dig. The fascinating discovery of a full female skeleton ...

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 ...

The Greek hero Theseus slays the minotaur in this 6th-century depiction on pottery. The civilization made famous by the myth of the Minotaur was as warlike as their bull-headed mascot, new research ...

ATHENS, GREECE—ABC News reports that traces of a round building estimated to be 4,000 years old were discovered on a hilltop on the island of Crete during an investigation conducted ahead of the ...

The ancient civilisation of the Minoans was wiped out exactly 3,580 years ago, a new study has found. Data trapped in the growth rings of pine trees thousands of miles away in North America reveals ...

Carved on a disk about the size of a dinner plate was writing in an unknown language. The debate has raged for a century: Is this artifact real or fake?

Landscape Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1 (2009), pp. 1-21 (21 pages) The present work diverges from visual extension relationships between architecture and landscape features as described in Scully's The ...