the Minoan axe that was also an early symbol of lesbian pride. But it was also an exercise in poking fun at ourselves. We decided a new breakfast cereal was a queer icon – then a game of rounders!

The antiquities with which this inscribed axe was found are dated at about the sixteenth century before Christ, a period at which the Minoan culture was at its zenith. The discovery is otherwise ...

The history of Minoan Crete is broken into Early, Middle, and Late Minoan periods, and although the exact dates for narrower subdivisions are debated, the broad chronological dates for these major ...

Greek Ministry of CultureA covered coffin from the Minoan times found in Ierapetra, Crete, Greece. In an extraordinary example of being in the wrong place at the right time, a Greek farmer just ...

Details appear in Nature Communications, external journal. The concept of the Minoan civilisation was first developed by Sir Arthur Evans, the British archaeologist who unearthed the Bronze Age ...

Greece’s Culture Ministry said Tuesday that the structure is a “unique and extremely interesting find” from Crete’s Minoan civilization, famous for its sumptuous palaces, flamboyant art ...

Languages: English, Spanish The rare ancient tomb of a wealthy Minoan woman has been discovered at a monumental archaeological complex on the Greek island of Crete. The cist grave—a small ...

Linguistic researcher Dr Gareth Owens quipped during a presentation to a recent TED talk that it is the “first Minoan CD-ROM”. Now, it’s given up the sounds of a long-dead language.

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 ...

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 Greg Jenner is joined in Bronze Age Crete by Dr ...