If not for the work of two scholars, Alice Kober and Michael Ventris, the ancient Greek script Linear B would likely still be ...

The eruption of Santorini has long been linked to the fall of the Minoans. Does the evidence really support this conclusion, ...

A recent study conducted by geoscientists from Heidelberg University has uncovered the earliest known evidence of ...

The exhibition’s narrative unfolds in two parts. “Dawn of Civilization” explores the foundational Cycladic, Minoan, and Mycenaean cultures. The exhibition then transitions to “Glory and Grandeur,” ...

The Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations flourished on Crete and the Greek mainland during the 3rd and 2nd millennia BCE. Homer immortalized them in his two epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.

There are a significant number of words, phrases and acronyms that appear when talking about race and ethnicity which often change depending on the context of the conversation. Language is ...

Scholars have long debated the nature of the relationship between the Mycenaeans and the Minoans. This discussion has centered on whether Mycenaean culture, and what is thought of as ancient Greek ...

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