Enträtselt dieses Fundstück die Minoer-Schrift? Archäologen finden Elfenbeinobjekt mit längster Zeichenfolge der mysteriösen, nicht entzifferten Linearschrift A. #Minoer #LinearschriftA #Schrift #Archaeologie #Knossos
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Archaeological Museum in Heraklion, Greece 🇬🇷

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Archaeological museum, Heraklion, Greece 🇬🇷

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Palace of Knossos
Pic 2 - bull horns, bulls were important for Minoan civilization.

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For centuries, Knossos was regarded merely as a city of myth and legend until it was unearthed in 1900 CE by English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.

The excavated site, adorned with frescoes, shed light on the Minoan sport of bull jumping and made the ancient tale of Theseus and the Minotaur (a creature that was half-man and half-bull) seem less fantastical. During bull-jumping, male athletes engaged closely with the bull as they leaped over its horns. This practice likely inspired the ancient perception of the 'myth' of the Minotaur, as these athletes appeared to embody the traits of both men and bulls. And, the discovery of the palace's complex layout lent credibility to the legend of the labyrinth.

It was Evans who first referred to the ancient inhabitants of Crete as 'Minoan,' named after King Minos of Knossos. His excavation and reconstruction efforts, though controversial, laid the groundwork for all subsequent research of Minoan civilization.

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The palace of Knossos

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Our penultimate port stop on our 2016 cruise aboard Royal Princess in the Mediterranean was to the Greek island of Crete and as we've an interest in ancient history and archaeology and architecture - which you'll find in abundance in this part of the world - we booked a trip to visit the ancient site of Knossos, a major centre for the Minoan culture that dates from around 1900 to 1300 BCE. The opinion that it might be the oldest city in Europe and its association with the myth of Theseus and the minotaur in the labyrinth gave us high expectations in a location that sadly disappointed. The reconstruction work felt overdone and stripped Knossos of a lot of the authenticity we see in other historical sites.

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Palace of Knossos

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