The Minoan Civilization of Crete, often hailed as Europe’s first literate society, left behind a strange writing system that ...

It’s also a possibility that some civilizations rotted from the inside through a general system collapse. Scholars have noted ...

The Mycenaean Greeks, before the Greek Dark Ages, used Linear B as their writing system. This first emerged among the Greeks ... there is only one nation that fits this basic profile: the Minoans.

Greece’s highest mountain, Mount Olympus, has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas is 2,917 m (9,570 ft) and, ...

Linear A, a writing system that was used by the ancient Minoans from 1800 to 1450 BC, has intrigued and frustrated experts for centuries. Despite the fact that it has never been fully decrypted, ...

The earliest known writing system, called cuneiform, was invented around 3100 B.C.E. in Mesopotamia. Before cuneiform, however, humans used a simpler writing system called proto-cuneiform that ...

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Researchers have uncovered links between the precursor to the world’s oldest writing system and the mysterious, intricate designs left behind by engraved cylindrical seals that were rolled ...

The researchers methodically compared the designs they found on ancient cylinder seals with known proto-cuneiform signs. The ...

a fire pump system, and fire-fighting tools at three locations. Portable extinguishers will also be placed in the fire pump station. “The Minoan palace center at Monastiraki, closely tied to the ...