TO-DAY even the most old-fashioned admirer of Hellenism has to admit that classical Greek civilisation was not only preceded by but also actually rooted in the Minoan culture of Crete and its ...

Linear A, the Cretan writing system, is inscribed on this tablet from circa 1500 B.C. DAGLI ORTI/ART ARCHIVE Perhaps the clearest sign of Minoan influence was the appearance of its writing system ...

Certainly, in this sculpture, both bull and human are engaged ... "The small bronze statuette from Minoan Crete, unique as it is, is also a very good indicator of this key commodity, bronze ...