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Zominthos: The Ancient Minoan Palace on Crete’s Highest Mountain

The ancient Minoan palace of Zominthos on Crete located about 1,200 meters (nearly 4,000 feet) above sea level shows that Minoans were not just seafarers but highlanders too. Discovered in 1984 and nestled in a plateau on Mt. Psiloritis (or...

Majestic Minoan Palace Uncovered at Archanes, Crete

Greek archaeologists uncovered the ruins of a Minoan palace at Archanes, on the island of Crete, which they believe served as a summer residence for the kings and the elite of nearby Knossos. The Greek Ministry of Culture announced on...

New Courtyard Revealed at Minoan-era Palace of Zominthos

A central courtyard was recently unearthed at the Minoan Palace of Zominthos, along with a ritual axe, an intricately-carved stone seal and a spectacular gold sheet showing a relief of a ship, according to archaeologists who worked this year's...

New Secrets Unearthed at Minoan Palace of Zominthos on Crete

An elegant summer palace once belonging to the Minoan aristocracy at Zominthos on Crete, first discovered in 1982, yielded many more of its priceless secrets in a recent dig. It was found in this summer's dig that the original structure...

Minoan Palace in Crete Flooded After Heavy Rainfall

The ancient workshops excavated in the Malia palace complex, in northeast Crete, have been flooded after heavy rain in the area this week, the Culture Ministry said on Wednesday, with underground pipes unable to channel water away from a...

After the Lockdown, Go Off the Beaten Path in Galatas

The Greek government plans to reopen all the archeological sites in the country on May 18, 2020 – and new social distancing rules during visiting hours will apply. But remote sites, such as the Minoan Palace of Galatas, some...

BBC Highlights the Fascinating Beasts of Ancient Greece

In an article titled “The fantastical beasts on ancient Greece,” published in its Culture section, BBC news website focused on a darker side of Greek art and more specifically on the fearsome creatures that were commonly depicted in...