Scientists have obtained genetic material from the ancient Minoans and Mycenaeans, who lived three to five thousand years ago.

Excavations near Navarino revealed a monumental Mycenaean center with cyclopean terraces, palatial administration, ritual processions, and advanced engineering. Its ruins offer rare insight into how ...

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A famous Mycenaean suit of armor was not just ceremonial, but suitable for extended combat, according to a study published May 22 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Andreas Flouris of the ...

A team of archaeologists have unearthed five chamber tombs at Ayia Sotira, a cemetery in the Nemea Valley in Greece, just a few hours walk from the ancient city of Mycenae. The tombs date from 1350 – ...

Nichoria didn’t deliver a headline grabbing archive, but it revealed a wealthy Mycenaean center with towering tholos tombs and deep ties to the trade network of Pylos. This is the kind of Bronze Age ...

Long before Homer wrote the Iliad, the real-life progenitors of the epic poem's characters might have visited a small outpost on the Greek coast. Archaeologists have discovered a spectacularly ...

An analysis of ancient DNA has revealed that Ancient Minoans and Mycenaens were genetically similar with both peoples descending from early Neolithic farmers. They likely migrated from Anatolia to ...

Artistic photo showing the replica of the Dendra armor used in the study. Photo credit: Andreas Flouris and Marija Marković. Permission required for reproduction. A famous Mycenaean suit of armor was ...