A labyrinth of massive columns and beautiful frescoes, the Palace of Knossos is a testament to the sophistication of the Minoan civilization that disappeared sometime in the 14th century. According to ...

The world's most glorious monument to fakery, outshining even Las Vegas and the Disney archipelago, is Knossos, the Greek site containing the legendary Palace of Minos. There are real ruins at this ...

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The language of a tiny, engraved ring, unearthed on the island of Crete, has teased and perplexed scholars for more than a century. It also gives us a sense of the unique people who made it. The name ...

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This paper focuses on a deposit of obsidian from Room 46a in the western flank of the Throne Room area at the Palace of Knossos, excavated in 1987 by Hood, Evely and Fotou. The assemblage comes from ...

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