About 6.3 inches wide, the circular object is covered with 241 stamped signs laid out in a spiral.

The oldest olive tree in the world is located in Chania, Crete, Greece. The ancient tree is 3000 years old, as determined by experts.

On a summer day in 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier unearthed what would become one of history’s most tantalizing puzzles. While excavating the ancient Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With famous museums, dazzling beaches, and ancient ruins, Crete's two sides promise a memorable trip. Arturas Kerdokas, ...

Researchers have discovered that the ancient civilization of Crete, known as Minoan, had strong martial traditions, contradicting the commonly held view of Minoans as a peace-loving people. Research ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Britons are the biggest tourism demographic on Greek soil – and Crete is our favourite island - Autograph Collection Big, we are ...

Until recently, it was impossible to directly assess the diet and mobility of ancient Greek animals and settle this debate.

A stone's throw from Heraklion’s ancient city walls, a modern-day McDonald's stands at the crossroads of a busy urban thoroughfare here on the Greek island of Crete. Four thousand years ago, however, ...

An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, reports completely new insights into Bronze Age marriage rules and family ...

The island of Crete is a must-see for your summer fun in the sun, you will be dazzled by its many ancient sites and variety of restaurants IT takes just seven minutes to zip across the sparkling ...

For the Greeks, Crete is megalonissos—the big island—and true to that designation it packs plenty of stunning scenery and cultural marvels. The fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, it is ...