History of Crete / Archaeology
The history of the „cradle of Europe“ is more than 8,000 years old,
proved by archaeological findings from the late Neolithic at Crete. If „
Minos“ is not only a title, used by all Kings in
Crete, for the Greek historians the mythical King Minos
is the representative of the early Crete.
Even the time past the Minoan period was formative for
the cultural development of Crete documented by archaeological findings. Ancient
followed the Dorian era, hereafter the Roman and Byzantine period – finally
the Ottomans (Turks) followed the Venetian era. (Leaflets 32 & 33)
All of them left marks to be found at Crete at every corner. Our Leaflets will
report about known and unknown archaeological sites in Crete while our focus is
based on the unknown sites.
Plan of a building within the excavation complex in Festos (South Crete)
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