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 ...

A team of archaeologists excavating the site of a sunken shipwreck recently announced the discovery of a remarkable 3,600-year-old Minoan dagger with silver rivets. The dagger was uncovered amid ...