PALAIKASTRO, Greece — Only this much is certain: About 3,100 years ago, the main port on the eastern edge of Crete was abandoned during the dying gasps of the Minoan civilization. What brought ...

Did the Minoans disappear after the Bronze Age? Or did they continue to exist as a distinct people among the inhabitants of ...

DNA research is shedding new light on the mysterious ancient Minoan civilization on the island of Crete and their counterparts on the Greek mainland, the Mycenaeans. The civilizations were Europe ...

The ancient DNA, carefully extracted from bones and teeth, included 10 Minoans, four Mycenaeans, three individuals from southwest Anatolia (Turkey), an individual from Crete that dates from after ...

The ancient Minoans - one of the world's greatest civilisations - were wiped out by one of earth's most powerful volcanic eruptions over 3,500 years ago, according to new research.

The ancient Minoans%2C Europe%27s first civilization%2C vanished from Crete around 1%2C600 B.C. A study of ancient DNA reveals the Minoans probably originated from Stone Age European settlers; ...

Why does the first great Greek civilisation continue to inspire artists and designers today? Beverley D'Silva explores the Hellenistic revival and its roots with the ancient Minoans.

Post a comment to this story by visiting our ancient minoans_centuries.html">newsblog. National Technical University of Athens, Greece. Corrected: ...

The ancient Minoans Crete is the largest Greek isle and the site of thousands of years of civilization, including the Minoans, who dominated during the Bronze Age, between about 2700 B.C. and 1420 ...

To test that idea, the research team analyzed DNA from ancient Minoan skeletons that were sealed in a cave in Crete's Lassithi Plateau between 3,700 and 4,400 years ago.

Art World The Ancient Minoans Liked to Party Hard—and They Had Their Own 3,500-Year-Old Version of the Solo Cup. The ceramic vessels were disposed of en masse after boozy bachannals.