Mount Ida on Crete, known to locals as Psiloritis, is the location where, according to Greek mythology, Zeus was born.

When it was made: Between 1800 and 1700 B.C. This gold pendant was discovered in 1930 at the cemetery of Chrysolakkos, which means "pit of gold," in the ancient Minoan town of Malia in Crete. Although ...

The Minoan culture was the first highly complex society on modern European soil, with palaces, writing, stunning art – and even flushing toilets. The Minoans lived in the bronze age (circa 3000-1200BC ...

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, ...

On a family tour of Greece, the writer followed the small footsteps of some of ancient mythology’s biggest fans. On a family trip to Greece, the writer explored ruins, toured museums, hiked gorges and ...

In 1908, an archaeologist in Crete discovered a small clay disk bearing unknown symbols. Now known as the Phaistos disk, it remains a modern enigma. The Phaistos disk from circa 1700 B.C. The signs ...