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Around 1500 BC, the great Minoan civilization thrived on the islands of Crete and Santorin in the eastern Mediterranean. A guided tour of the legendary sites at Akrotiri, Phasestus, Ayía Triáda and Knosses culminates in a visit to the palace of Minos, famous for its mythical labyrinth.
Minoans were traders, and their cultural contacts reached far beyond the island of Crete — to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to copper-bearing Cyprus, Canaan, and the Levantine coasts beyond, and to Anatolia. In late 2009, Minoan-style frescoes and other Minoan-style artifacts were discovered during excavations of the Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri, Israel, leading archaeologists to conclude that the Minoan influence was the strongest foreign influence on that Caananite city state. These are the only Minoan remains ever found in Israel.
Minoan techniques and styles in ceramics also provided models, of fluctuating influence, for Helladic Greece. Along with the familiar example of Thera, Minoan "colonies" can be found first at Kastri on Cythera, an island close to the Greek mainland that came under Minoan influence in the mid-third millennium (EMII) and remained Minoan in culture for a thousand years, until Mycenaean occupation in the 13th century. The use of the term "colony", however, like "thalassocracy", has been criticized in recent years. The Minoan strata there replace a mainland-derived culture in the Early Bronze Age, the earliest Minoan settlement outside Crete.
The Cyclades were in the Minoan cultural orbit, and, closer to Crete, the islands of Karpathos, Saria and Kasos, also contained Minoan colonies, or settlements of Minoan traders, from the Middle Bronze Age (MMI-II). Most of them were abandoned in LMI, but Minoan Karpathos recovered and continued with a Minoan culture until the end of the Bronze Age. Other supposed Minoan colonies, such as that hypothesised by Adolf Furtwängler for Aegina, were later dismissed by scholars. There was a Minoan colony at Ialysos on Rhodes.
Minoan cultural influence indicates an orbit that extended not only throughout the Cyclades (so-called Minoanisation), but in locations such as Egypt and Cyprus. Paintings from the 15th century BC in Thebes, Egypt depict a number of individuals, who are Minoan in appearance, bearing gifts. Inscriptions record these people as coming from Keftiu, or the "islands in the midst of the sea", and may refer to gift-bringing merchants or officials from Crete.
Certain locations within Crete emphasize it as an "outward looking" society. The Neopalatial site of Kato Zakros, for instance, is located within 100 metres of the modern shore-line, situated within a bay. Its large number of workshops and the richness of its site materials indicate a potential 'entrepôt' for import and export. Such activities are elaborated in artistic representations of the sea, including the 'Flotilla' fresco from room 5, in the west house at Akrotiri.
Minoans Were Indigenous Europeans, DNA Finds
DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture. Europe's first advanced civilization was local in origin and not imported from elsewhere, a study says.
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans, shedding new light on a debate over the provenance of this ancient culture.
Scholars have variously argued the Bronze Age civilization arrived from Africa, Anatolia or the Middle East.
Now, a team of researchers in the United States and Greece has used mitochondrial DNA analysis of Minoan skeletal remains to determine the likely ancestors of these ancient people.
In this study, analysed the DNA of 37 individuals buried in a cave on the Lassithi plateau in the island's east. The majority of the burials are thought to date to the middle of the Minoan period - around 3,700 years ago.
The analysis focused on mitochondrial DNA, extracted from the teeth of the skeletons,
They then compared the frequencies of distinct mtDNA lineages, known as "haplogroups", in this ancient Minoan set with similar data for 135 other populations, including ancient samples from Europe and Anatolia as well as modern peoples.
The comparison seemed to rule out an origin for the Minoans in North Africa: the ancient Cretans showed little genetic similarity to Libyans or the Egyptians. They were also genetically distant from populations in the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudis, and Yemenis.
The ancient Minoan DNA was most similar to populations from western and northern Europe. The population showed particular genetic affinities with Bronze Age populations from Sardinia and Iberia and Neolithic samples from Scandinavia and France.
They also resembled people who live on the Lassithi Plateau today, a population that has previously attracted attention from geneticists.
The authors therefore conclude that the Minoan civilization was a local development, originated by inhabitants who probably reached the island around 9,000 years ago, in Neolithic times.
The researchers found that the Minoan skeletons were genetically very similar to modern-day Europeans - and especially close to modern-day Cretans. They were also genetically similar to Neolithic Europeans. The Minoan shared the greatest percentage of their mitochondrial DNA variation with European populations, especially those in Northern and Western Europe. None of the Minoans carried mitochondrial DNA variations characteristic of African populations. 9,000 years ago, there was an extensive migration of Neolithic humans from the regions of Anatolia that today comprise parts of Turkey and the Middle East. At the same time, the first Neolithic inhabitants reached Crete. Mitochondrial DNA analysis shows that the Minoan's strongest genetic relationships are with these Neolithic humans, as well as with ancient and modern Europeans, Results suggest the Minoan civilization arose 5,000 years ago in Crete from an ancestral Neolithic population that had arrived in the region about 4,000 years earlier. Data suggest that the Neolithic population that gave rise to the Minoans also migrated into Europe and gave rise to modern European peoples.
"There has been all this controversy over the years. We have shown how the analysis of DNA can help archaeologists and historians put things straight," Prof Stamatoyannopoulos told BBC News.
The Minoans are Europeans and are also related to present-day Cretans and Europeans.
- published: 04 Jun 2014
- views: 3221
*** In 1900 the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began excavating some ancient ruins at Knossos on the island of Crete. He uncovered an enormous palace complex which reminded him of the mythical labyrinth of King Minos. Evans had in fact discovered the remnants of a Bronze Age society; in honour of Crete's legendary king he named it the Minoan Civilisation.The Minoans flourished for twelve centuries, and their civilisation was at its height around three and a half thousand years ago, when they built elaborate palaces all over the island. They were sophisticated builders and artists, and appear to have invented one of the world's earliest writing systems. Since Evans's discoveries a hundred years ago, we have learnt much about Minoan society, religion and culture - but much still remains mysterious. ***
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John Bennet
Ellen Adams
Yannis Hamilakis
- published: 27 May 2015
- views: 1679
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans.
http://www.livescience.com/31983-minoans-were-genetically-european.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2325768/The-Minoans-Caucasian-DNA-debunks-longstanding-theory-Europes-advanced-culture-Africa.html
Song: Passed - Riot
- published: 04 Jun 2014
- views: 2277
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5000 years ago the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete. Their advanced culture became the setting for many famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained a mystery of the ancient world - first great European civilization. Sinking Atlantis explores, and discounts, the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization - first great European civilization.
Explore some iconic historical moments while debunking long-held myths and shining new light on past events . Advances in investigative techniques, forensic science and historical scholarship offer new evidence on forgotten mysteries.
"Sinking Atlantis" - Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history.
The cause of their downfall has remained one of the foremost mysteries of the ancient world, Minoan civilization - first great European civilization, until now. "Sinking Atlantis" explores, and discounts, all the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them.
Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization.
NARRATOR: Five thousand years ago, the great civilization of the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete.
Centuries before the Greeks built the Parthenon, Minoan artists recorded their achievements with exquisite carvings and beautiful frescoes.
The Minoans were the first Europeans to use writing. But then, at the height of their power, they were wiped from the pages of history. Their disappearance is still one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.
NARRATOR: The Minoans had built their prosperous city on one of the most dangerous islands on earth.
Around 1600, B.C., Akrotiri was shaken by a violent earthquake. Some time later, the eruption occurred…
Some thought the Minoans were slaughtered by invaders.
Others, that a volcanic eruption had engulfed them.
But now, a team of scientists is looking for more definitive answers. Their research is casting doubt on previous theories, and unearthing new evidence of an unexpected natural disaster.
SANDY MCGILLIVRAY: You spend a lot of time searching for something and then you find it you wish you hadn’t.
NARRATOR: Did the Minoans terrible fate give rise to the famous myth of Atlantis, the ancient city that vanished beneath the waves?
- published: 31 Mar 2016
- views: 4080
This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bronze Age with the following themes: 1. Shrines, 2. Priestesses wielding the power of the Goddess, 3. Men worshipping the Goddess, 3. Ceremonial processions, 4. Invoking the Goddess and private prayers, 5. Ritual dances, 6. Rites of Initiation, 7. The Holy Chalice drinking ritual.
The Minoan culture was a Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean ocean that emerged on Crete during the 27th century B.C. and came to dominate surrounding islands such as Thera (Santorini), Mycenea and numerous others. Their religion originated in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia, and religious symbolism show a strong connection to Stone Age civilizations in Greece and Anatolia (present day Turkey), such as Catal Höyuk and Hacilar. Their religion was centered around the worship of a Great Goddess and women were as powerful as men (if not more). Their civilization was peaceful and highly prosperous and wielded great political, spiritual and economic power in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the Minoans dominated the oceans. They maintained a strong exchange of trade and ideas with Egypt and the Middle East (Sumer, Assyria etc), yet were different from these cultures insofar as they kept internal peace and somehow also managed to keep the peace with their surrounding cultures that had become more warlike and hierarchic.
The myth of King Minos is just that a myth, as recent research has shown that there was no king at all in the Minoan world. Class hierarchy is only shown through the central position of a group of priestesses that seem to have been the political and spiritual leaders of the Minoan civilization. Even so, there is no evidence whatsoever of individual power the Minoans were a collective people ruled by a collective priestesshood.
Knossos was an important harbor town even since the Stone Age and became THE maritime center of trade during the Bronze Age. Ever since the Stone Age, Cretans worshipped their Goddess at mountain tops, in sacred groves and in labyrinthine caves called Labyrinthos, The Home of the Double Axe, in which thousands double-axes, symbols of the Goddess, have been found. The double-axe was useless as a weapon and had only symbolic significance, showing some relation to the butterfly and the Goddess as butterfly, possibly a symbol of her transformative spiritual powers. During the 16th century B.C, Cretans started building great labyrinthine temples, echoing their cave origins and also called Labyrinthos. These were designed for administrational and ceremonial use and were particularly suitable for rituals of initiation into the Mysteries of the Goddess. The greatest and most important Temple was built at Knossos, from which the priestesses ruled their maritime empire. Certain priestesses seemed to have a particular position, such as The Priestess of the Winds, who would receive libation sacrifice, and the Lady of the Labyrinth, who might refer to the Goddess herself. The priestesses seem to have been highly knowledgeable and were able to predict the volcanic destruction of Thera during the 15th century B.C and were thus able to save thousands of people who escaped to Crete in good time before the catastrophe.
The Minoan civilization had a tremendous influence on the symbolical and spiritual world of the Bronze Age. This was an era of travelling and trade across vast areas, and symbols of the serpent and the labyrinth has been found as far away as Northern Norway. It is highly possible that Knossos was not only a center of trade, but also a spiritual center receiving pilgrims from all over the ancient world. When the Minoan culture collapsed as a long-term result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and later Mycenean invasions, emigrants from Crete built the great Temple of Demeter in Eleusis, close to Athens. This temple and its initiation rituals (called the Mysteries) became the new center of spiritual pilgrimage, receiving thousands of pilgrims every year until its destruction by Christian Goths in 392 A.D. The Mysteries were concerned with the elevation of the individual soul to its divine origin and were open for everybody regardless of gender or social status. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Plutarch considered the Mysteries as the basis of civilization.
The Minoan civilization, with its art, religion, architecture, trading, seafaring, city-planning and almost modern plumbing system was certainly the forerunner of the later Iron Age Greek civilization, although this in many ways more barbaric culture had been usurped by hierarchic warlords, their armies and a curiously obsessive misogynist agenda
Thanks to Liv Nome and Varde band for offering music to this video. Album: Folk, song: Fusion
The illustrations are mostly taken from Sir Arthur Evans six volume Palace of Minos of 1921. Recommended reading: Rodney Castleden: Knossos Temple of the Goddess.
- published: 13 May 2010
- views: 25430
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- published: 09 Feb 2011
- views: 704
Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of Theseus and the Minotaur became a part of classic Greek mythology. Delving deeper into this myth and examining the Minoans' bull worship, historians have discovered that secret human sacrifices, led by women, were the key to the stability of Minoan culture. Traces the worship of the bull by examining art, artifacts, and archaeological sites that attest to the ritual violence that unpinned Minoan culture.
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- published: 10 May 2011
- views: 3365
Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization....
The video starts with sceneries from Crete as it is nowadays to create an introduction for the historical monuments of Knossos, for the Art of a Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Mediterranean island of Crete from about 3000 BC to 1000 BC. The term originates from the legendary King Minos, ruler of Crete in Greek mythology, and was first used in 1894 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, whose extensive excavations on the island form the basis of our understanding of Minoan art. Knowledge of Minoan culture is based almost entirely on archaeological evidence rather than written sources, and in many ways the culture remains mysterious. However, the quality and quantity of surviving art-facts show that the island was highly prosperous (it has a good climate and plentiful natural resources and was well situated for trade in the ancient world), and it seems to have enjoyed lengthy periods of peace. The civilization was evidently destroyed shortly before 1000 BC, perhaps partly because of an earthquake and partly because of invasion.
The most important city of ancient Crete was Knossos, and the huge palace there is the best remaining example of Minoan culture. There were at least two later palaces on the original site, built between 2000 BC and 1600 BC, which was the high point of Minoan culture. The palaces were complex and sophisticated in design, with numerous courtyards and staircases, and they were virtually unfortified, suggesting the settled nature of the civilization. Numerous frescoes have been uncovered at Knossos, and Minoan art also survives in the form of small-scale sculpture, jewellery, and metalwork. The most extensive remains of Minoan art are found in pottery, ranging from giant wine jars to small, exquisitely decorated vessels. The decoration is sometimes abstract, but often incorporates imagery involving sea creatures. Another creature that figures prominently in Minoan art is the bull, which featured in religious ritual (in Greek mythology, King Minos kept a monster -- the Minotaur -- that was half-man and half-bull).
The best collection of Minoan art is in the Archaeological Museum at Heraklion on Crete. The finest representation outside Crete is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, most of it from the collection of Sir Arthur Evans.
More:
http://www.explorecrete.com/Knossos/knossos.html?gclid=CKKahtHjiqkCFQOGDgodLTOzjw
http://www.heraklion-crete.org/knossos.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos
http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Minoan_civilization
http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoan.html
http://www.historywiz.org/minoanart.htm
About the possible "why" the Minoan civilization disappeared from Crete:
http://www.decadevolcano.net/santorini/atlantis.htm
Crete and Atlantis
"Some people associate Crete with Atlantis rather than Santorini. This is not opposite to the Santorini theory. Santorini and Crete shared a culture, that dissappeared on Crete about 100 years later than the eruption. Likely, the impacts of the eruption were enormous for the whole region and might have weakened the power of the Minoans on Crete, so that they could not survive for more than 100 years longer. Also, Crete would fit better to some aspects of Atlantis as described by Plato."
Music: video part a (Introduction, Crete, Knossos)
Composer: PSARANTONIS
Antonis Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνης Ξυλούρης, 1939- ), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης) is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra. He comes from the mountainous village of Anogeia in Crete and is the younger brother of the late Nikos Xylouris, a notable Cretan singer/musician as well as the older brother of Yiannis Xylouris, an equally notable Cretan musician. Psarantonis is known for the special timbre of his voice and his lyra playing style. Apart from the lyra Psarantonis plays various traditional instruments.
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psarantonis
http://www.psarantonis.gr/
Song title: Να κάμω θέλω ταραχή (1986)
tags: να καμω θελω ταραχη na kamw thelo taraxi ψαραντωνης psarantonis αντωνης ξυλουρης antonis xylouris cretan music κρητικη μουσική μαντιναδα
Music: Video part b (Knossos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Art, Archaeological Museum at Heraklion)
Composer: YANNIS MARKOPOULOS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_Markopoulos
http://www.yannismarkopoulos.com/
Composition: "The Liturgy Of Orpheus": Eurydice Awaits
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572235
Choir: Flanders Opera Chorus
http://www.naxos.com/person/Flanders_Opera_Chorus/77871.htm
Soloist: Elena Kelessidi , Soprano
Conductor: Edwig Abrath
Soundtrack: NAXOS Records: "Greek Classics", September 2007.
- published: 28 May 2011
- views: 22828
Minoan civilization was a Bronze Age civilization that arose on the island of Crete, came to dominate the shores and islands of the Aegean Sea, and flourished as a maritime power from approximately the 27th century BC to the 15th century BC. It was rediscovered at the beginning of the 20th century by British archaeologist Arthur Evans. Will Durant referred to it as "the first link in the European chain." Hominids first appeared on Crete around at least 130,000 years ago, during the Middle Paleolithic age. Hand-axes of the type attributed to Homo erectus in Africa, except the material is local quartz, rather than flint, have been found at Preveli Gorge in southern Crete. Archaeological evidence points to the island's settlement between the late 8th and early 7th millennia BC. However, it was not until 5000 BC that the first signs of advanced agriculture appeared. Minoan civilization is considered to have begun with the palace complexes that appeared in the Bronze Age. The relationships of the Minoans with the more ancient peoples of Crete are unknown.
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23:58The Ancient Minoans Aegean Empire
The Ancient Minoans Aegean EmpireThe Ancient Minoans Aegean Empire
Around 1500 BC, the great Minoan civilization thrived on the islands of Crete and Santorin in the eastern Mediterranean. A guided tour of the legendary sites at Akrotiri, Phasestus, Ayía Triáda and Knosses culminates in a visit to the palace of Minos, famous for its mythical labyrinth. Minoans were traders, and their cultural contacts reached far beyond the island of Crete — to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to copper-bearing Cyprus, Canaan, and the Levantine coasts beyond, and to Anatolia. In late 2009, Minoan-style frescoes and other Minoan-style artifacts were discovered during excavations of the Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri, Israel, leading archaeologists to conclude that the Minoan influence was the strongest foreign influence on that Caananite city state. These are the only Minoan remains ever found in Israel. Minoan techniques and styles in ceramics also provided models, of fluctuating influence, for Helladic Greece. Along with the familiar example of Thera, Minoan "colonies" can be found first at Kastri on Cythera, an island close to the Greek mainland that came under Minoan influence in the mid-third millennium (EMII) and remained Minoan in culture for a thousand years, until Mycenaean occupation in the 13th century. The use of the term "colony", however, like "thalassocracy", has been criticized in recent years. The Minoan strata there replace a mainland-derived culture in the Early Bronze Age, the earliest Minoan settlement outside Crete. The Cyclades were in the Minoan cultural orbit, and, closer to Crete, the islands of Karpathos, Saria and Kasos, also contained Minoan colonies, or settlements of Minoan traders, from the Middle Bronze Age (MMI-II). Most of them were abandoned in LMI, but Minoan Karpathos recovered and continued with a Minoan culture until the end of the Bronze Age. Other supposed Minoan colonies, such as that hypothesised by Adolf Furtwängler for Aegina, were later dismissed by scholars. There was a Minoan colony at Ialysos on Rhodes. Minoan cultural influence indicates an orbit that extended not only throughout the Cyclades (so-called Minoanisation), but in locations such as Egypt and Cyprus. Paintings from the 15th century BC in Thebes, Egypt depict a number of individuals, who are Minoan in appearance, bearing gifts. Inscriptions record these people as coming from Keftiu, or the "islands in the midst of the sea", and may refer to gift-bringing merchants or officials from Crete. Certain locations within Crete emphasize it as an "outward looking" society. The Neopalatial site of Kato Zakros, for instance, is located within 100 metres of the modern shore-line, situated within a bay. Its large number of workshops and the richness of its site materials indicate a potential 'entrepôt' for import and export. Such activities are elaborated in artistic representations of the sea, including the 'Flotilla' fresco from room 5, in the west house at Akrotiri. -
3:38Ancient Minoans were indigenous Europeans, DNA finds
Ancient Minoans were indigenous Europeans, DNA findsAncient Minoans were indigenous Europeans, DNA finds
Minoans Were Indigenous Europeans, DNA Finds DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture. Europe's first advanced civilization was local in origin and not imported from elsewhere, a study says. Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans, shedding new light on a debate over the provenance of this ancient culture. Scholars have variously argued the Bronze Age civilization arrived from Africa, Anatolia or the Middle East. Now, a team of researchers in the United States and Greece has used mitochondrial DNA analysis of Minoan skeletal remains to determine the likely ancestors of these ancient people. In this study, analysed the DNA of 37 individuals buried in a cave on the Lassithi plateau in the island's east. The majority of the burials are thought to date to the middle of the Minoan period - around 3,700 years ago. The analysis focused on mitochondrial DNA, extracted from the teeth of the skeletons, They then compared the frequencies of distinct mtDNA lineages, known as "haplogroups", in this ancient Minoan set with similar data for 135 other populations, including ancient samples from Europe and Anatolia as well as modern peoples. The comparison seemed to rule out an origin for the Minoans in North Africa: the ancient Cretans showed little genetic similarity to Libyans or the Egyptians. They were also genetically distant from populations in the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudis, and Yemenis. The ancient Minoan DNA was most similar to populations from western and northern Europe. The population showed particular genetic affinities with Bronze Age populations from Sardinia and Iberia and Neolithic samples from Scandinavia and France. They also resembled people who live on the Lassithi Plateau today, a population that has previously attracted attention from geneticists. The authors therefore conclude that the Minoan civilization was a local development, originated by inhabitants who probably reached the island around 9,000 years ago, in Neolithic times. The researchers found that the Minoan skeletons were genetically very similar to modern-day Europeans - and especially close to modern-day Cretans. They were also genetically similar to Neolithic Europeans. The Minoan shared the greatest percentage of their mitochondrial DNA variation with European populations, especially those in Northern and Western Europe. None of the Minoans carried mitochondrial DNA variations characteristic of African populations. 9,000 years ago, there was an extensive migration of Neolithic humans from the regions of Anatolia that today comprise parts of Turkey and the Middle East. At the same time, the first Neolithic inhabitants reached Crete. Mitochondrial DNA analysis shows that the Minoan's strongest genetic relationships are with these Neolithic humans, as well as with ancient and modern Europeans, Results suggest the Minoan civilization arose 5,000 years ago in Crete from an ancestral Neolithic population that had arrived in the region about 4,000 years earlier. Data suggest that the Neolithic population that gave rise to the Minoans also migrated into Europe and gave rise to modern European peoples. "There has been all this controversy over the years. We have shown how the analysis of DNA can help archaeologists and historians put things straight," Prof Stamatoyannopoulos told BBC News. The Minoans are Europeans and are also related to present-day Cretans and Europeans. -
41:29The Minoan Civilisation (In Our Time, 7/7/11)
The Minoan Civilisation (In Our Time, 7/7/11)The Minoan Civilisation (In Our Time, 7/7/11)
*** In 1900 the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began excavating some ancient ruins at Knossos on the island of Crete. He uncovered an enormous palace complex which reminded him of the mythical labyrinth of King Minos. Evans had in fact discovered the remnants of a Bronze Age society; in honour of Crete's legendary king he named it the Minoan Civilisation.The Minoans flourished for twelve centuries, and their civilisation was at its height around three and a half thousand years ago, when they built elaborate palaces all over the island. They were sophisticated builders and artists, and appear to have invented one of the world's earliest writing systems. Since Evans's discoveries a hundred years ago, we have learnt much about Minoan society, religion and culture - but much still remains mysterious. *** GUESTS: John Bennet Ellen Adams Yannis Hamilakis -
4:00DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture.The Minoans were Caucasian
DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture.The Minoans were CaucasianDNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture.The Minoans were Caucasian
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans. http://www.livescience.com/31983-minoans-were-genetically-european.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2325768/The-Minoans-Caucasian-DNA-debunks-longstanding-theory-Europes-advanced-culture-Africa.html Song: Passed - Riot -
60:18REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization | Documentary English subtitles
REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization | Documentary English subtitlesREVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization | Documentary English subtitles
REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization - first great European civilization | Documentary english subtitles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Like us on Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/Documentaryenglishsubtitles Follow us on Twitter ► https://twitter.com/DocuHDengsub Visit my blog ► http://docuhdengsub.tumblr.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization - first great European civilization | Documentary english subtitles 5000 years ago the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete. Their advanced culture became the setting for many famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained a mystery of the ancient world - first great European civilization. Sinking Atlantis explores, and discounts, the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization - first great European civilization. Explore some iconic historical moments while debunking long-held myths and shining new light on past events . Advances in investigative techniques, forensic science and historical scholarship offer new evidence on forgotten mysteries. "Sinking Atlantis" - Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained one of the foremost mysteries of the ancient world, Minoan civilization - first great European civilization, until now. "Sinking Atlantis" explores, and discounts, all the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization. NARRATOR: Five thousand years ago, the great civilization of the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete. Centuries before the Greeks built the Parthenon, Minoan artists recorded their achievements with exquisite carvings and beautiful frescoes. The Minoans were the first Europeans to use writing. But then, at the height of their power, they were wiped from the pages of history. Their disappearance is still one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries. NARRATOR: The Minoans had built their prosperous city on one of the most dangerous islands on earth. Around 1600, B.C., Akrotiri was shaken by a violent earthquake. Some time later, the eruption occurred… Some thought the Minoans were slaughtered by invaders. Others, that a volcanic eruption had engulfed them. But now, a team of scientists is looking for more definitive answers. Their research is casting doubt on previous theories, and unearthing new evidence of an unexpected natural disaster. SANDY MCGILLIVRAY: You spend a lot of time searching for something and then you find it you wish you hadn’t. NARRATOR: Did the Minoans terrible fate give rise to the famous myth of Atlantis, the ancient city that vanished beneath the waves? -
9:28Ritual and Worship at Knossos (Minoan Bronze Age)
Ritual and Worship at Knossos (Minoan Bronze Age)Ritual and Worship at Knossos (Minoan Bronze Age)
This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bronze Age with the following themes: 1. Shrines, 2. Priestesses wielding the power of the Goddess, 3. Men worshipping the Goddess, 3. Ceremonial processions, 4. Invoking the Goddess and private prayers, 5. Ritual dances, 6. Rites of Initiation, 7. The Holy Chalice drinking ritual. The Minoan culture was a Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean ocean that emerged on Crete during the 27th century B.C. and came to dominate surrounding islands such as Thera (Santorini), Mycenea and numerous others. Their religion originated in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia, and religious symbolism show a strong connection to Stone Age civilizations in Greece and Anatolia (present day Turkey), such as Catal Höyuk and Hacilar. Their religion was centered around the worship of a Great Goddess and women were as powerful as men (if not more). Their civilization was peaceful and highly prosperous and wielded great political, spiritual and economic power in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the Minoans dominated the oceans. They maintained a strong exchange of trade and ideas with Egypt and the Middle East (Sumer, Assyria etc), yet were different from these cultures insofar as they kept internal peace and somehow also managed to keep the peace with their surrounding cultures that had become more warlike and hierarchic. The myth of King Minos is just that a myth, as recent research has shown that there was no king at all in the Minoan world. Class hierarchy is only shown through the central position of a group of priestesses that seem to have been the political and spiritual leaders of the Minoan civilization. Even so, there is no evidence whatsoever of individual power the Minoans were a collective people ruled by a collective priestesshood. Knossos was an important harbor town even since the Stone Age and became THE maritime center of trade during the Bronze Age. Ever since the Stone Age, Cretans worshipped their Goddess at mountain tops, in sacred groves and in labyrinthine caves called Labyrinthos, The Home of the Double Axe, in which thousands double-axes, symbols of the Goddess, have been found. The double-axe was useless as a weapon and had only symbolic significance, showing some relation to the butterfly and the Goddess as butterfly, possibly a symbol of her transformative spiritual powers. During the 16th century B.C, Cretans started building great labyrinthine temples, echoing their cave origins and also called Labyrinthos. These were designed for administrational and ceremonial use and were particularly suitable for rituals of initiation into the Mysteries of the Goddess. The greatest and most important Temple was built at Knossos, from which the priestesses ruled their maritime empire. Certain priestesses seemed to have a particular position, such as The Priestess of the Winds, who would receive libation sacrifice, and the Lady of the Labyrinth, who might refer to the Goddess herself. The priestesses seem to have been highly knowledgeable and were able to predict the volcanic destruction of Thera during the 15th century B.C and were thus able to save thousands of people who escaped to Crete in good time before the catastrophe. The Minoan civilization had a tremendous influence on the symbolical and spiritual world of the Bronze Age. This was an era of travelling and trade across vast areas, and symbols of the serpent and the labyrinth has been found as far away as Northern Norway. It is highly possible that Knossos was not only a center of trade, but also a spiritual center receiving pilgrims from all over the ancient world. When the Minoan culture collapsed as a long-term result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and later Mycenean invasions, emigrants from Crete built the great Temple of Demeter in Eleusis, close to Athens. This temple and its initiation rituals (called the Mysteries) became the new center of spiritual pilgrimage, receiving thousands of pilgrims every year until its destruction by Christian Goths in 392 A.D. The Mysteries were concerned with the elevation of the individual soul to its divine origin and were open for everybody regardless of gender or social status. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Plutarch considered the Mysteries as the basis of civilization. The Minoan civilization, with its art, religion, architecture, trading, seafaring, city-planning and almost modern plumbing system was certainly the forerunner of the later Iron Age Greek civilization, although this in many ways more barbaric culture had been usurped by hierarchic warlords, their armies and a curiously obsessive misogynist agenda Thanks to Liv Nome and Varde band for offering music to this video. Album: Folk, song: Fusion The illustrations are mostly taken from Sir Arthur Evans six volume Palace of Minos of 1921. Recommended reading: Rodney Castleden: Knossos Temple of the Goddess. -
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1:41"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece
"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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4:09MINOANS: PUBLIC PEACE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE (Accessible Preview)
MINOANS: PUBLIC PEACE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE (Accessible Preview)MINOANS: PUBLIC PEACE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE (Accessible Preview)
Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of Theseus and the Minotaur became a part of classic Greek mythology. Delving deeper into this myth and examining the Minoans' bull worship, historians have discovered that secret human sacrifices, led by women, were the key to the stability of Minoan culture. Traces the worship of the bull by examining art, artifacts, and archaeological sites that attest to the ritual violence that unpinned Minoan culture. Registered DCMP members can access this title for free at the following URL: http://www.dcmp.org/Catalog/TitleDetail.aspx?TID=6600 -
8:07Crete, Knossos and the Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis Markopoulos
Crete, Knossos and the Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis MarkopoulosCrete, Knossos and the Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis Markopoulos
Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization.... The video starts with sceneries from Crete as it is nowadays to create an introduction for the historical monuments of Knossos, for the Art of a Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Mediterranean island of Crete from about 3000 BC to 1000 BC. The term originates from the legendary King Minos, ruler of Crete in Greek mythology, and was first used in 1894 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, whose extensive excavations on the island form the basis of our understanding of Minoan art. Knowledge of Minoan culture is based almost entirely on archaeological evidence rather than written sources, and in many ways the culture remains mysterious. However, the quality and quantity of surviving art-facts show that the island was highly prosperous (it has a good climate and plentiful natural resources and was well situated for trade in the ancient world), and it seems to have enjoyed lengthy periods of peace. The civilization was evidently destroyed shortly before 1000 BC, perhaps partly because of an earthquake and partly because of invasion. The most important city of ancient Crete was Knossos, and the huge palace there is the best remaining example of Minoan culture. There were at least two later palaces on the original site, built between 2000 BC and 1600 BC, which was the high point of Minoan culture. The palaces were complex and sophisticated in design, with numerous courtyards and staircases, and they were virtually unfortified, suggesting the settled nature of the civilization. Numerous frescoes have been uncovered at Knossos, and Minoan art also survives in the form of small-scale sculpture, jewellery, and metalwork. The most extensive remains of Minoan art are found in pottery, ranging from giant wine jars to small, exquisitely decorated vessels. The decoration is sometimes abstract, but often incorporates imagery involving sea creatures. Another creature that figures prominently in Minoan art is the bull, which featured in religious ritual (in Greek mythology, King Minos kept a monster -- the Minotaur -- that was half-man and half-bull). The best collection of Minoan art is in the Archaeological Museum at Heraklion on Crete. The finest representation outside Crete is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, most of it from the collection of Sir Arthur Evans. More: http://www.explorecrete.com/Knossos/knossos.html?gclid=CKKahtHjiqkCFQOGDgodLTOzjw http://www.heraklion-crete.org/knossos.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Minoan_civilization http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoan.html http://www.historywiz.org/minoanart.htm About the possible "why" the Minoan civilization disappeared from Crete: http://www.decadevolcano.net/santorini/atlantis.htm Crete and Atlantis "Some people associate Crete with Atlantis rather than Santorini. This is not opposite to the Santorini theory. Santorini and Crete shared a culture, that dissappeared on Crete about 100 years later than the eruption. Likely, the impacts of the eruption were enormous for the whole region and might have weakened the power of the Minoans on Crete, so that they could not survive for more than 100 years longer. Also, Crete would fit better to some aspects of Atlantis as described by Plato." Music: video part a (Introduction, Crete, Knossos) Composer: PSARANTONIS Antonis Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνης Ξυλούρης, 1939- ), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης) is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra. He comes from the mountainous village of Anogeia in Crete and is the younger brother of the late Nikos Xylouris, a notable Cretan singer/musician as well as the older brother of Yiannis Xylouris, an equally notable Cretan musician. Psarantonis is known for the special timbre of his voice and his lyra playing style. Apart from the lyra Psarantonis plays various traditional instruments. More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psarantonis http://www.psarantonis.gr/ Song title: Να κάμω θέλω ταραχή (1986) tags: να καμω θελω ταραχη na kamw thelo taraxi ψαραντωνης psarantonis αντωνης ξυλουρης antonis xylouris cretan music κρητικη μουσική μαντιναδα Music: Video part b (Knossos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Art, Archaeological Museum at Heraklion) Composer: YANNIS MARKOPOULOS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_Markopoulos http://www.yannismarkopoulos.com/ Composition: "The Liturgy Of Orpheus": Eurydice Awaits http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572235 Choir: Flanders Opera Chorus http://www.naxos.com/person/Flanders_Opera_Chorus/77871.htm Soloist: Elena Kelessidi , Soprano Conductor: Edwig Abrath Soundtrack: NAXOS Records: "Greek Classics", September 2007.
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Ritual and Worship at Knossos (Minoan Bronze Age)
This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bronze Age with the following themes: 1. Shrines, 2. Priestesses wielding the power of the Goddess, 3. Men worshipping the Goddess, 3. Ceremonial processions, 4. Invoking the Goddess and private prayers, 5. Ritual dances, 6. Rites of Initiation, 7. The Holy Chalice drinking ritual. The Minoan culture was a Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean ocean that emerged on Crete during the 27th century B.C. and came to dominate surrounding islands such as Thera (Santorini), Mycenea and numerous others. Their religion originated in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia, and religious symbolism show a strong connection to Stone Age civilizations in Greece and Anatolia (present day Turkey), such as Catal Höyuk and Haci... -
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"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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MINOANS: PUBLIC PEACE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE (Accessible Preview)
Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of Theseus and the Minotaur became a part of classic Greek mythology. Delving deeper into this myth and examining the Minoans' bull worship, historians have discovered that secret human sacrifices, led by women, were the key to the stability of Minoan culture. Traces the worship of the bull by examining art, artifacts, and archaeological sites that attest to the ritual violence that unpinned Minoan culture. Registered DCMP members can access this title for free at the following URL: http://www.dcmp.org/Catalog/TitleDetail.aspx?TID=6600 -
Crete, Knossos and the Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis Markopoulos
Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization.... The video starts with sceneries from Crete as it is nowadays to create an introduction for the historical monuments of Knossos, for the Art of a Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Mediterranean island of Crete from about 3000 BC to 1000 BC. The term originates from the legendary King Minos, ruler of Crete in Greek mythology, and was first used in 1894 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, whose extensive excavations on the island form the basis of our understanding of Minoan art. Knowledge of Minoan culture is based almost entirely on archaeological evidence rather than written sources, and in many ways the culture remains mysterious. However, the quality and quantity of surviving art-facts show that the island was ...
The Ancient Minoans Aegean Empire
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Around 1500 BC, the great Minoan civilization thrived on the islands of Crete and Santorin in the eastern Mediterranean. A guided tour of the legendary sites at...
Around 1500 BC, the great Minoan civilization thrived on the islands of Crete and Santorin in the eastern Mediterranean. A guided tour of the legendary sites at Akrotiri, Phasestus, Ayía Triáda and Knosses culminates in a visit to the palace of Minos, famous for its mythical labyrinth.
Minoans were traders, and their cultural contacts reached far beyond the island of Crete — to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to copper-bearing Cyprus, Canaan, and the Levantine coasts beyond, and to Anatolia. In late 2009, Minoan-style frescoes and other Minoan-style artifacts were discovered during excavations of the Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri, Israel, leading archaeologists to conclude that the Minoan influence was the strongest foreign influence on that Caananite city state. These are the only Minoan remains ever found in Israel.
Minoan techniques and styles in ceramics also provided models, of fluctuating influence, for Helladic Greece. Along with the familiar example of Thera, Minoan "colonies" can be found first at Kastri on Cythera, an island close to the Greek mainland that came under Minoan influence in the mid-third millennium (EMII) and remained Minoan in culture for a thousand years, until Mycenaean occupation in the 13th century. The use of the term "colony", however, like "thalassocracy", has been criticized in recent years. The Minoan strata there replace a mainland-derived culture in the Early Bronze Age, the earliest Minoan settlement outside Crete.
The Cyclades were in the Minoan cultural orbit, and, closer to Crete, the islands of Karpathos, Saria and Kasos, also contained Minoan colonies, or settlements of Minoan traders, from the Middle Bronze Age (MMI-II). Most of them were abandoned in LMI, but Minoan Karpathos recovered and continued with a Minoan culture until the end of the Bronze Age. Other supposed Minoan colonies, such as that hypothesised by Adolf Furtwängler for Aegina, were later dismissed by scholars. There was a Minoan colony at Ialysos on Rhodes.
Minoan cultural influence indicates an orbit that extended not only throughout the Cyclades (so-called Minoanisation), but in locations such as Egypt and Cyprus. Paintings from the 15th century BC in Thebes, Egypt depict a number of individuals, who are Minoan in appearance, bearing gifts. Inscriptions record these people as coming from Keftiu, or the "islands in the midst of the sea", and may refer to gift-bringing merchants or officials from Crete.
Certain locations within Crete emphasize it as an "outward looking" society. The Neopalatial site of Kato Zakros, for instance, is located within 100 metres of the modern shore-line, situated within a bay. Its large number of workshops and the richness of its site materials indicate a potential 'entrepôt' for import and export. Such activities are elaborated in artistic representations of the sea, including the 'Flotilla' fresco from room 5, in the west house at Akrotiri.
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Around 1500 BC, the great Minoan civilization thrived on the islands of Crete and Santorin in the eastern Mediterranean. A guided tour of the legendary sites at Akrotiri, Phasestus, Ayía Triáda and Knosses culminates in a visit to the palace of Minos, famous for its mythical labyrinth.
Minoans were traders, and their cultural contacts reached far beyond the island of Crete — to Egypt's Old Kingdom, to copper-bearing Cyprus, Canaan, and the Levantine coasts beyond, and to Anatolia. In late 2009, Minoan-style frescoes and other Minoan-style artifacts were discovered during excavations of the Canaanite palace at Tel Kabri, Israel, leading archaeologists to conclude that the Minoan influence was the strongest foreign influence on that Caananite city state. These are the only Minoan remains ever found in Israel.
Minoan techniques and styles in ceramics also provided models, of fluctuating influence, for Helladic Greece. Along with the familiar example of Thera, Minoan "colonies" can be found first at Kastri on Cythera, an island close to the Greek mainland that came under Minoan influence in the mid-third millennium (EMII) and remained Minoan in culture for a thousand years, until Mycenaean occupation in the 13th century. The use of the term "colony", however, like "thalassocracy", has been criticized in recent years. The Minoan strata there replace a mainland-derived culture in the Early Bronze Age, the earliest Minoan settlement outside Crete.
The Cyclades were in the Minoan cultural orbit, and, closer to Crete, the islands of Karpathos, Saria and Kasos, also contained Minoan colonies, or settlements of Minoan traders, from the Middle Bronze Age (MMI-II). Most of them were abandoned in LMI, but Minoan Karpathos recovered and continued with a Minoan culture until the end of the Bronze Age. Other supposed Minoan colonies, such as that hypothesised by Adolf Furtwängler for Aegina, were later dismissed by scholars. There was a Minoan colony at Ialysos on Rhodes.
Minoan cultural influence indicates an orbit that extended not only throughout the Cyclades (so-called Minoanisation), but in locations such as Egypt and Cyprus. Paintings from the 15th century BC in Thebes, Egypt depict a number of individuals, who are Minoan in appearance, bearing gifts. Inscriptions record these people as coming from Keftiu, or the "islands in the midst of the sea", and may refer to gift-bringing merchants or officials from Crete.
Certain locations within Crete emphasize it as an "outward looking" society. The Neopalatial site of Kato Zakros, for instance, is located within 100 metres of the modern shore-line, situated within a bay. Its large number of workshops and the richness of its site materials indicate a potential 'entrepôt' for import and export. Such activities are elaborated in artistic representations of the sea, including the 'Flotilla' fresco from room 5, in the west house at Akrotiri.
- published: 15 Jun 2014
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Ancient Minoans were indigenous Europeans, DNA finds
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Minoans Were Indigenous Europeans, DNA Finds
DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture. Europe's first advanced civilization was local in origin an...
Minoans Were Indigenous Europeans, DNA Finds
DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture. Europe's first advanced civilization was local in origin and not imported from elsewhere, a study says.
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans, shedding new light on a debate over the provenance of this ancient culture.
Scholars have variously argued the Bronze Age civilization arrived from Africa, Anatolia or the Middle East.
Now, a team of researchers in the United States and Greece has used mitochondrial DNA analysis of Minoan skeletal remains to determine the likely ancestors of these ancient people.
In this study, analysed the DNA of 37 individuals buried in a cave on the Lassithi plateau in the island's east. The majority of the burials are thought to date to the middle of the Minoan period - around 3,700 years ago.
The analysis focused on mitochondrial DNA, extracted from the teeth of the skeletons,
They then compared the frequencies of distinct mtDNA lineages, known as "haplogroups", in this ancient Minoan set with similar data for 135 other populations, including ancient samples from Europe and Anatolia as well as modern peoples.
The comparison seemed to rule out an origin for the Minoans in North Africa: the ancient Cretans showed little genetic similarity to Libyans or the Egyptians. They were also genetically distant from populations in the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudis, and Yemenis.
The ancient Minoan DNA was most similar to populations from western and northern Europe. The population showed particular genetic affinities with Bronze Age populations from Sardinia and Iberia and Neolithic samples from Scandinavia and France.
They also resembled people who live on the Lassithi Plateau today, a population that has previously attracted attention from geneticists.
The authors therefore conclude that the Minoan civilization was a local development, originated by inhabitants who probably reached the island around 9,000 years ago, in Neolithic times.
The researchers found that the Minoan skeletons were genetically very similar to modern-day Europeans - and especially close to modern-day Cretans. They were also genetically similar to Neolithic Europeans. The Minoan shared the greatest percentage of their mitochondrial DNA variation with European populations, especially those in Northern and Western Europe. None of the Minoans carried mitochondrial DNA variations characteristic of African populations. 9,000 years ago, there was an extensive migration of Neolithic humans from the regions of Anatolia that today comprise parts of Turkey and the Middle East. At the same time, the first Neolithic inhabitants reached Crete. Mitochondrial DNA analysis shows that the Minoan's strongest genetic relationships are with these Neolithic humans, as well as with ancient and modern Europeans, Results suggest the Minoan civilization arose 5,000 years ago in Crete from an ancestral Neolithic population that had arrived in the region about 4,000 years earlier. Data suggest that the Neolithic population that gave rise to the Minoans also migrated into Europe and gave rise to modern European peoples.
"There has been all this controversy over the years. We have shown how the analysis of DNA can help archaeologists and historians put things straight," Prof Stamatoyannopoulos told BBC News.
The Minoans are Europeans and are also related to present-day Cretans and Europeans.
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Minoans Were Indigenous Europeans, DNA Finds
DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture. Europe's first advanced civilization was local in origin and not imported from elsewhere, a study says.
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans, shedding new light on a debate over the provenance of this ancient culture.
Scholars have variously argued the Bronze Age civilization arrived from Africa, Anatolia or the Middle East.
Now, a team of researchers in the United States and Greece has used mitochondrial DNA analysis of Minoan skeletal remains to determine the likely ancestors of these ancient people.
In this study, analysed the DNA of 37 individuals buried in a cave on the Lassithi plateau in the island's east. The majority of the burials are thought to date to the middle of the Minoan period - around 3,700 years ago.
The analysis focused on mitochondrial DNA, extracted from the teeth of the skeletons,
They then compared the frequencies of distinct mtDNA lineages, known as "haplogroups", in this ancient Minoan set with similar data for 135 other populations, including ancient samples from Europe and Anatolia as well as modern peoples.
The comparison seemed to rule out an origin for the Minoans in North Africa: the ancient Cretans showed little genetic similarity to Libyans or the Egyptians. They were also genetically distant from populations in the Arabian Peninsula, including Saudis, and Yemenis.
The ancient Minoan DNA was most similar to populations from western and northern Europe. The population showed particular genetic affinities with Bronze Age populations from Sardinia and Iberia and Neolithic samples from Scandinavia and France.
They also resembled people who live on the Lassithi Plateau today, a population that has previously attracted attention from geneticists.
The authors therefore conclude that the Minoan civilization was a local development, originated by inhabitants who probably reached the island around 9,000 years ago, in Neolithic times.
The researchers found that the Minoan skeletons were genetically very similar to modern-day Europeans - and especially close to modern-day Cretans. They were also genetically similar to Neolithic Europeans. The Minoan shared the greatest percentage of their mitochondrial DNA variation with European populations, especially those in Northern and Western Europe. None of the Minoans carried mitochondrial DNA variations characteristic of African populations. 9,000 years ago, there was an extensive migration of Neolithic humans from the regions of Anatolia that today comprise parts of Turkey and the Middle East. At the same time, the first Neolithic inhabitants reached Crete. Mitochondrial DNA analysis shows that the Minoan's strongest genetic relationships are with these Neolithic humans, as well as with ancient and modern Europeans, Results suggest the Minoan civilization arose 5,000 years ago in Crete from an ancestral Neolithic population that had arrived in the region about 4,000 years earlier. Data suggest that the Neolithic population that gave rise to the Minoans also migrated into Europe and gave rise to modern European peoples.
"There has been all this controversy over the years. We have shown how the analysis of DNA can help archaeologists and historians put things straight," Prof Stamatoyannopoulos told BBC News.
The Minoans are Europeans and are also related to present-day Cretans and Europeans.
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The Minoan Civilisation (In Our Time, 7/7/11)
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*** In 1900 the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began excavating some ancient ruins at Knossos on the island of Crete. He uncovered an enormous palace comple...
*** In 1900 the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began excavating some ancient ruins at Knossos on the island of Crete. He uncovered an enormous palace complex which reminded him of the mythical labyrinth of King Minos. Evans had in fact discovered the remnants of a Bronze Age society; in honour of Crete's legendary king he named it the Minoan Civilisation.The Minoans flourished for twelve centuries, and their civilisation was at its height around three and a half thousand years ago, when they built elaborate palaces all over the island. They were sophisticated builders and artists, and appear to have invented one of the world's earliest writing systems. Since Evans's discoveries a hundred years ago, we have learnt much about Minoan society, religion and culture - but much still remains mysterious. ***
GUESTS:
John Bennet
Ellen Adams
Yannis Hamilakis
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*** In 1900 the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began excavating some ancient ruins at Knossos on the island of Crete. He uncovered an enormous palace complex which reminded him of the mythical labyrinth of King Minos. Evans had in fact discovered the remnants of a Bronze Age society; in honour of Crete's legendary king he named it the Minoan Civilisation.The Minoans flourished for twelve centuries, and their civilisation was at its height around three and a half thousand years ago, when they built elaborate palaces all over the island. They were sophisticated builders and artists, and appear to have invented one of the world's earliest writing systems. Since Evans's discoveries a hundred years ago, we have learnt much about Minoan society, religion and culture - but much still remains mysterious. ***
GUESTS:
John Bennet
Ellen Adams
Yannis Hamilakis
- published: 27 May 2015
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DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture.The Minoans were Caucasian
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Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans.
http://www.livescience.com/31983-minoans-were...
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans.
http://www.livescience.com/31983-minoans-were-genetically-european.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2325768/The-Minoans-Caucasian-DNA-debunks-longstanding-theory-Europes-advanced-culture-Africa.html
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Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans were indigenous Europeans.
http://www.livescience.com/31983-minoans-were-genetically-european.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2325768/The-Minoans-Caucasian-DNA-debunks-longstanding-theory-Europes-advanced-culture-Africa.html
Song: Passed - Riot
- published: 04 Jun 2014
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REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization | Documentary English subtitles
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5000 years ago the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete. Their advanced culture became the setting for many famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained a mystery of the ancient world - first great European civilization. Sinking Atlantis explores, and discounts, the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization - first great European civilization.
Explore some iconic historical moments while debunking long-held myths and shining new light on past events . Advances in investigative techniques, forensic science and historical scholarship offer new evidence on forgotten mysteries.
"Sinking Atlantis" - Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history.
The cause of their downfall has remained one of the foremost mysteries of the ancient world, Minoan civilization - first great European civilization, until now. "Sinking Atlantis" explores, and discounts, all the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them.
Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization.
NARRATOR: Five thousand years ago, the great civilization of the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete.
Centuries before the Greeks built the Parthenon, Minoan artists recorded their achievements with exquisite carvings and beautiful frescoes.
The Minoans were the first Europeans to use writing. But then, at the height of their power, they were wiped from the pages of history. Their disappearance is still one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.
NARRATOR: The Minoans had built their prosperous city on one of the most dangerous islands on earth.
Around 1600, B.C., Akrotiri was shaken by a violent earthquake. Some time later, the eruption occurred…
Some thought the Minoans were slaughtered by invaders.
Others, that a volcanic eruption had engulfed them.
But now, a team of scientists is looking for more definitive answers. Their research is casting doubt on previous theories, and unearthing new evidence of an unexpected natural disaster.
SANDY MCGILLIVRAY: You spend a lot of time searching for something and then you find it you wish you hadn’t.
NARRATOR: Did the Minoans terrible fate give rise to the famous myth of Atlantis, the ancient city that vanished beneath the waves?
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REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization - first great European civilization | Documentary english subtitles
5000 years ago the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete. Their advanced culture became the setting for many famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history. The cause of their downfall has remained a mystery of the ancient world - first great European civilization. Sinking Atlantis explores, and discounts, the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them. Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization - first great European civilization.
Explore some iconic historical moments while debunking long-held myths and shining new light on past events . Advances in investigative techniques, forensic science and historical scholarship offer new evidence on forgotten mysteries.
"Sinking Atlantis" - Five thousand years ago the Minoans, Europe's first great civilization, flourished on the island of Crete. They were the first Europeans to use writing, and their technologically advanced and rich artistic culture became the setting for famous Greek myths about Theseus, Icarus and the Minotaur. Yet in their heyday, the Minoans were wiped from the pages of history.
The cause of their downfall has remained one of the foremost mysteries of the ancient world, Minoan civilization - first great European civilization, until now. "Sinking Atlantis" explores, and discounts, all the usual theories about the disappearance of the Minoans -- from a massive volcano that buried them in ash, to Greek invaders who conquered and killed them.
Drawing from the archaeological records, new revelations about Minoan language and religion, and shocking new geological discoveries, the film connects fact with fiction, and reveals the truth behind the reign and fall of the great Minoan civilization.
NARRATOR: Five thousand years ago, the great civilization of the Minoans flourished on the island of Crete.
Centuries before the Greeks built the Parthenon, Minoan artists recorded their achievements with exquisite carvings and beautiful frescoes.
The Minoans were the first Europeans to use writing. But then, at the height of their power, they were wiped from the pages of history. Their disappearance is still one of the ancient world’s greatest mysteries.
NARRATOR: The Minoans had built their prosperous city on one of the most dangerous islands on earth.
Around 1600, B.C., Akrotiri was shaken by a violent earthquake. Some time later, the eruption occurred…
Some thought the Minoans were slaughtered by invaders.
Others, that a volcanic eruption had engulfed them.
But now, a team of scientists is looking for more definitive answers. Their research is casting doubt on previous theories, and unearthing new evidence of an unexpected natural disaster.
SANDY MCGILLIVRAY: You spend a lot of time searching for something and then you find it you wish you hadn’t.
NARRATOR: Did the Minoans terrible fate give rise to the famous myth of Atlantis, the ancient city that vanished beneath the waves?
- published: 31 Mar 2016
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Ritual and Worship at Knossos (Minoan Bronze Age)
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This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bronze Age with the following themes: 1. Shrines, 2. Priestesses wielding ...
This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bronze Age with the following themes: 1. Shrines, 2. Priestesses wielding the power of the Goddess, 3. Men worshipping the Goddess, 3. Ceremonial processions, 4. Invoking the Goddess and private prayers, 5. Ritual dances, 6. Rites of Initiation, 7. The Holy Chalice drinking ritual.
The Minoan culture was a Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean ocean that emerged on Crete during the 27th century B.C. and came to dominate surrounding islands such as Thera (Santorini), Mycenea and numerous others. Their religion originated in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia, and religious symbolism show a strong connection to Stone Age civilizations in Greece and Anatolia (present day Turkey), such as Catal Höyuk and Hacilar. Their religion was centered around the worship of a Great Goddess and women were as powerful as men (if not more). Their civilization was peaceful and highly prosperous and wielded great political, spiritual and economic power in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the Minoans dominated the oceans. They maintained a strong exchange of trade and ideas with Egypt and the Middle East (Sumer, Assyria etc), yet were different from these cultures insofar as they kept internal peace and somehow also managed to keep the peace with their surrounding cultures that had become more warlike and hierarchic.
The myth of King Minos is just that a myth, as recent research has shown that there was no king at all in the Minoan world. Class hierarchy is only shown through the central position of a group of priestesses that seem to have been the political and spiritual leaders of the Minoan civilization. Even so, there is no evidence whatsoever of individual power the Minoans were a collective people ruled by a collective priestesshood.
Knossos was an important harbor town even since the Stone Age and became THE maritime center of trade during the Bronze Age. Ever since the Stone Age, Cretans worshipped their Goddess at mountain tops, in sacred groves and in labyrinthine caves called Labyrinthos, The Home of the Double Axe, in which thousands double-axes, symbols of the Goddess, have been found. The double-axe was useless as a weapon and had only symbolic significance, showing some relation to the butterfly and the Goddess as butterfly, possibly a symbol of her transformative spiritual powers. During the 16th century B.C, Cretans started building great labyrinthine temples, echoing their cave origins and also called Labyrinthos. These were designed for administrational and ceremonial use and were particularly suitable for rituals of initiation into the Mysteries of the Goddess. The greatest and most important Temple was built at Knossos, from which the priestesses ruled their maritime empire. Certain priestesses seemed to have a particular position, such as The Priestess of the Winds, who would receive libation sacrifice, and the Lady of the Labyrinth, who might refer to the Goddess herself. The priestesses seem to have been highly knowledgeable and were able to predict the volcanic destruction of Thera during the 15th century B.C and were thus able to save thousands of people who escaped to Crete in good time before the catastrophe.
The Minoan civilization had a tremendous influence on the symbolical and spiritual world of the Bronze Age. This was an era of travelling and trade across vast areas, and symbols of the serpent and the labyrinth has been found as far away as Northern Norway. It is highly possible that Knossos was not only a center of trade, but also a spiritual center receiving pilgrims from all over the ancient world. When the Minoan culture collapsed as a long-term result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and later Mycenean invasions, emigrants from Crete built the great Temple of Demeter in Eleusis, close to Athens. This temple and its initiation rituals (called the Mysteries) became the new center of spiritual pilgrimage, receiving thousands of pilgrims every year until its destruction by Christian Goths in 392 A.D. The Mysteries were concerned with the elevation of the individual soul to its divine origin and were open for everybody regardless of gender or social status. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Plutarch considered the Mysteries as the basis of civilization.
The Minoan civilization, with its art, religion, architecture, trading, seafaring, city-planning and almost modern plumbing system was certainly the forerunner of the later Iron Age Greek civilization, although this in many ways more barbaric culture had been usurped by hierarchic warlords, their armies and a curiously obsessive misogynist agenda
Thanks to Liv Nome and Varde band for offering music to this video. Album: Folk, song: Fusion
The illustrations are mostly taken from Sir Arthur Evans six volume Palace of Minos of 1921. Recommended reading: Rodney Castleden: Knossos Temple of the Goddess.
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This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bronze Age with the following themes: 1. Shrines, 2. Priestesses wielding the power of the Goddess, 3. Men worshipping the Goddess, 3. Ceremonial processions, 4. Invoking the Goddess and private prayers, 5. Ritual dances, 6. Rites of Initiation, 7. The Holy Chalice drinking ritual.
The Minoan culture was a Bronze Age civilization in the Aegean ocean that emerged on Crete during the 27th century B.C. and came to dominate surrounding islands such as Thera (Santorini), Mycenea and numerous others. Their religion originated in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia, and religious symbolism show a strong connection to Stone Age civilizations in Greece and Anatolia (present day Turkey), such as Catal Höyuk and Hacilar. Their religion was centered around the worship of a Great Goddess and women were as powerful as men (if not more). Their civilization was peaceful and highly prosperous and wielded great political, spiritual and economic power in the Eastern Mediterranean, as the Minoans dominated the oceans. They maintained a strong exchange of trade and ideas with Egypt and the Middle East (Sumer, Assyria etc), yet were different from these cultures insofar as they kept internal peace and somehow also managed to keep the peace with their surrounding cultures that had become more warlike and hierarchic.
The myth of King Minos is just that a myth, as recent research has shown that there was no king at all in the Minoan world. Class hierarchy is only shown through the central position of a group of priestesses that seem to have been the political and spiritual leaders of the Minoan civilization. Even so, there is no evidence whatsoever of individual power the Minoans were a collective people ruled by a collective priestesshood.
Knossos was an important harbor town even since the Stone Age and became THE maritime center of trade during the Bronze Age. Ever since the Stone Age, Cretans worshipped their Goddess at mountain tops, in sacred groves and in labyrinthine caves called Labyrinthos, The Home of the Double Axe, in which thousands double-axes, symbols of the Goddess, have been found. The double-axe was useless as a weapon and had only symbolic significance, showing some relation to the butterfly and the Goddess as butterfly, possibly a symbol of her transformative spiritual powers. During the 16th century B.C, Cretans started building great labyrinthine temples, echoing their cave origins and also called Labyrinthos. These were designed for administrational and ceremonial use and were particularly suitable for rituals of initiation into the Mysteries of the Goddess. The greatest and most important Temple was built at Knossos, from which the priestesses ruled their maritime empire. Certain priestesses seemed to have a particular position, such as The Priestess of the Winds, who would receive libation sacrifice, and the Lady of the Labyrinth, who might refer to the Goddess herself. The priestesses seem to have been highly knowledgeable and were able to predict the volcanic destruction of Thera during the 15th century B.C and were thus able to save thousands of people who escaped to Crete in good time before the catastrophe.
The Minoan civilization had a tremendous influence on the symbolical and spiritual world of the Bronze Age. This was an era of travelling and trade across vast areas, and symbols of the serpent and the labyrinth has been found as far away as Northern Norway. It is highly possible that Knossos was not only a center of trade, but also a spiritual center receiving pilgrims from all over the ancient world. When the Minoan culture collapsed as a long-term result of earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and later Mycenean invasions, emigrants from Crete built the great Temple of Demeter in Eleusis, close to Athens. This temple and its initiation rituals (called the Mysteries) became the new center of spiritual pilgrimage, receiving thousands of pilgrims every year until its destruction by Christian Goths in 392 A.D. The Mysteries were concerned with the elevation of the individual soul to its divine origin and were open for everybody regardless of gender or social status. Philosophers like Socrates, Plato and Plutarch considered the Mysteries as the basis of civilization.
The Minoan civilization, with its art, religion, architecture, trading, seafaring, city-planning and almost modern plumbing system was certainly the forerunner of the later Iron Age Greek civilization, although this in many ways more barbaric culture had been usurped by hierarchic warlords, their armies and a curiously obsessive misogynist agenda
Thanks to Liv Nome and Varde band for offering music to this video. Album: Folk, song: Fusion
The illustrations are mostly taken from Sir Arthur Evans six volume Palace of Minos of 1921. Recommended reading: Rodney Castleden: Knossos Temple of the Goddess.
- published: 13 May 2010
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PAA MINOAN CULTURE VILLAGE
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- Duration: 5:50
- Updated: 03 Feb 2012
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- published: 03 Feb 2012
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"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Duration: 1:41
- Updated: 09 Feb 2011
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Preview of Ambough's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/ambough/bellaitalia2007/1209647640/tpod.html
Th...
Preview of Ambough's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/ambough/bellaitalia2007/1209647640/tpod.html
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Preview of Ambough's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/ambough/bellaitalia2007/1209647640/tpod.html
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- published: 09 Feb 2011
- views: 704
MINOANS: PUBLIC PEACE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE (Accessible Preview)
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- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 10 May 2011
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Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of Theseus and the Minotaur became a part of classic Greek mythology. Del...
Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of Theseus and the Minotaur became a part of classic Greek mythology. Delving deeper into this myth and examining the Minoans' bull worship, historians have discovered that secret human sacrifices, led by women, were the key to the stability of Minoan culture. Traces the worship of the bull by examining art, artifacts, and archaeological sites that attest to the ritual violence that unpinned Minoan culture.
Registered DCMP members can access this title for free at the following URL: http://www.dcmp.org/Catalog/TitleDetail.aspx?TID=6600
wn.com/Minoans Public Peace And Ritual Violence (Accessible Preview)
Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of Theseus and the Minotaur became a part of classic Greek mythology. Delving deeper into this myth and examining the Minoans' bull worship, historians have discovered that secret human sacrifices, led by women, were the key to the stability of Minoan culture. Traces the worship of the bull by examining art, artifacts, and archaeological sites that attest to the ritual violence that unpinned Minoan culture.
Registered DCMP members can access this title for free at the following URL: http://www.dcmp.org/Catalog/TitleDetail.aspx?TID=6600
- published: 10 May 2011
- views: 3365
Crete, Knossos and the Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis Markopoulos
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- Duration: 8:07
- Updated: 28 May 2011
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Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization....
The video starts with sceneries from Crete as it is nowadays to create an introduction for the historical ...
Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization....
The video starts with sceneries from Crete as it is nowadays to create an introduction for the historical monuments of Knossos, for the Art of a Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Mediterranean island of Crete from about 3000 BC to 1000 BC. The term originates from the legendary King Minos, ruler of Crete in Greek mythology, and was first used in 1894 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, whose extensive excavations on the island form the basis of our understanding of Minoan art. Knowledge of Minoan culture is based almost entirely on archaeological evidence rather than written sources, and in many ways the culture remains mysterious. However, the quality and quantity of surviving art-facts show that the island was highly prosperous (it has a good climate and plentiful natural resources and was well situated for trade in the ancient world), and it seems to have enjoyed lengthy periods of peace. The civilization was evidently destroyed shortly before 1000 BC, perhaps partly because of an earthquake and partly because of invasion.
The most important city of ancient Crete was Knossos, and the huge palace there is the best remaining example of Minoan culture. There were at least two later palaces on the original site, built between 2000 BC and 1600 BC, which was the high point of Minoan culture. The palaces were complex and sophisticated in design, with numerous courtyards and staircases, and they were virtually unfortified, suggesting the settled nature of the civilization. Numerous frescoes have been uncovered at Knossos, and Minoan art also survives in the form of small-scale sculpture, jewellery, and metalwork. The most extensive remains of Minoan art are found in pottery, ranging from giant wine jars to small, exquisitely decorated vessels. The decoration is sometimes abstract, but often incorporates imagery involving sea creatures. Another creature that figures prominently in Minoan art is the bull, which featured in religious ritual (in Greek mythology, King Minos kept a monster -- the Minotaur -- that was half-man and half-bull).
The best collection of Minoan art is in the Archaeological Museum at Heraklion on Crete. The finest representation outside Crete is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, most of it from the collection of Sir Arthur Evans.
More:
http://www.explorecrete.com/Knossos/knossos.html?gclid=CKKahtHjiqkCFQOGDgodLTOzjw
http://www.heraklion-crete.org/knossos.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos
http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Minoan_civilization
http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoan.html
http://www.historywiz.org/minoanart.htm
About the possible "why" the Minoan civilization disappeared from Crete:
http://www.decadevolcano.net/santorini/atlantis.htm
Crete and Atlantis
"Some people associate Crete with Atlantis rather than Santorini. This is not opposite to the Santorini theory. Santorini and Crete shared a culture, that dissappeared on Crete about 100 years later than the eruption. Likely, the impacts of the eruption were enormous for the whole region and might have weakened the power of the Minoans on Crete, so that they could not survive for more than 100 years longer. Also, Crete would fit better to some aspects of Atlantis as described by Plato."
Music: video part a (Introduction, Crete, Knossos)
Composer: PSARANTONIS
Antonis Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνης Ξυλούρης, 1939- ), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης) is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra. He comes from the mountainous village of Anogeia in Crete and is the younger brother of the late Nikos Xylouris, a notable Cretan singer/musician as well as the older brother of Yiannis Xylouris, an equally notable Cretan musician. Psarantonis is known for the special timbre of his voice and his lyra playing style. Apart from the lyra Psarantonis plays various traditional instruments.
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psarantonis
http://www.psarantonis.gr/
Song title: Να κάμω θέλω ταραχή (1986)
tags: να καμω θελω ταραχη na kamw thelo taraxi ψαραντωνης psarantonis αντωνης ξυλουρης antonis xylouris cretan music κρητικη μουσική μαντιναδα
Music: Video part b (Knossos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Art, Archaeological Museum at Heraklion)
Composer: YANNIS MARKOPOULOS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_Markopoulos
http://www.yannismarkopoulos.com/
Composition: "The Liturgy Of Orpheus": Eurydice Awaits
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572235
Choir: Flanders Opera Chorus
http://www.naxos.com/person/Flanders_Opera_Chorus/77871.htm
Soloist: Elena Kelessidi , Soprano
Conductor: Edwig Abrath
Soundtrack: NAXOS Records: "Greek Classics", September 2007.
wn.com/Crete, Knossos And The Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis Markopoulos
Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization....
The video starts with sceneries from Crete as it is nowadays to create an introduction for the historical monuments of Knossos, for the Art of a Bronze Age civilization that flourished on the Mediterranean island of Crete from about 3000 BC to 1000 BC. The term originates from the legendary King Minos, ruler of Crete in Greek mythology, and was first used in 1894 by the British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans, whose extensive excavations on the island form the basis of our understanding of Minoan art. Knowledge of Minoan culture is based almost entirely on archaeological evidence rather than written sources, and in many ways the culture remains mysterious. However, the quality and quantity of surviving art-facts show that the island was highly prosperous (it has a good climate and plentiful natural resources and was well situated for trade in the ancient world), and it seems to have enjoyed lengthy periods of peace. The civilization was evidently destroyed shortly before 1000 BC, perhaps partly because of an earthquake and partly because of invasion.
The most important city of ancient Crete was Knossos, and the huge palace there is the best remaining example of Minoan culture. There were at least two later palaces on the original site, built between 2000 BC and 1600 BC, which was the high point of Minoan culture. The palaces were complex and sophisticated in design, with numerous courtyards and staircases, and they were virtually unfortified, suggesting the settled nature of the civilization. Numerous frescoes have been uncovered at Knossos, and Minoan art also survives in the form of small-scale sculpture, jewellery, and metalwork. The most extensive remains of Minoan art are found in pottery, ranging from giant wine jars to small, exquisitely decorated vessels. The decoration is sometimes abstract, but often incorporates imagery involving sea creatures. Another creature that figures prominently in Minoan art is the bull, which featured in religious ritual (in Greek mythology, King Minos kept a monster -- the Minotaur -- that was half-man and half-bull).
The best collection of Minoan art is in the Archaeological Museum at Heraklion on Crete. The finest representation outside Crete is in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, most of it from the collection of Sir Arthur Evans.
More:
http://www.explorecrete.com/Knossos/knossos.html?gclid=CKKahtHjiqkCFQOGDgodLTOzjw
http://www.heraklion-crete.org/knossos.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knossos
http://www.fotopedia.com/wiki/Minoan_civilization
http://www.ou.edu/finearts/art/ahi4913/aegeanhtml/minoan.html
http://www.historywiz.org/minoanart.htm
About the possible "why" the Minoan civilization disappeared from Crete:
http://www.decadevolcano.net/santorini/atlantis.htm
Crete and Atlantis
"Some people associate Crete with Atlantis rather than Santorini. This is not opposite to the Santorini theory. Santorini and Crete shared a culture, that dissappeared on Crete about 100 years later than the eruption. Likely, the impacts of the eruption were enormous for the whole region and might have weakened the power of the Minoans on Crete, so that they could not survive for more than 100 years longer. Also, Crete would fit better to some aspects of Atlantis as described by Plato."
Music: video part a (Introduction, Crete, Knossos)
Composer: PSARANTONIS
Antonis Xylouris (Greek: Αντώνης Ξυλούρης, 1939- ), nicknamed Psarantonis (Greek: Ψαραντώνης) is a Greek composer, singer and performer of lyra, the bowed string instrument of Crete and most popular surviving form of the medieval Byzantine lyra. He comes from the mountainous village of Anogeia in Crete and is the younger brother of the late Nikos Xylouris, a notable Cretan singer/musician as well as the older brother of Yiannis Xylouris, an equally notable Cretan musician. Psarantonis is known for the special timbre of his voice and his lyra playing style. Apart from the lyra Psarantonis plays various traditional instruments.
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psarantonis
http://www.psarantonis.gr/
Song title: Να κάμω θέλω ταραχή (1986)
tags: να καμω θελω ταραχη na kamw thelo taraxi ψαραντωνης psarantonis αντωνης ξυλουρης antonis xylouris cretan music κρητικη μουσική μαντιναδα
Music: Video part b (Knossos, Minoan Civilization, Minoan Art, Archaeological Museum at Heraklion)
Composer: YANNIS MARKOPOULOS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yannis_Markopoulos
http://www.yannismarkopoulos.com/
Composition: "The Liturgy Of Orpheus": Eurydice Awaits
http://www.naxos.com/catalogue/item.asp?item_code=8.572235
Choir: Flanders Opera Chorus
http://www.naxos.com/person/Flanders_Opera_Chorus/77871.htm
Soloist: Elena Kelessidi , Soprano
Conductor: Edwig Abrath
Soundtrack: NAXOS Records: "Greek Classics", September 2007.
- published: 28 May 2011
- views: 22828
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3DS MAX tutorial / Minoan Ancient Column
3ds max tutorial. Learn how to model architectural elements: An ancient column inspired by Minoan culture/ Crete. The model starts from a simple cylinder and grows using bevel & extrude. -
Ancient America - Aztec & Euro Minoan Alphabet Glyphs IDENTICAL - Cultural Diffusion
If anyone knows what presentation this clip is from please let me know, I would love to get a copy of the whole video. -
Myths of Knossos Theatrical Trailer by ONE
A Spectacular Theatrical Show of Daedalus and Icarus and Minataur Stories combined together. Presented by Omilos Neon Ellinon to Tourism in Crete, so you can learn about our Minoan Culture and Traditions. Enjoy the trailer! -
The Minoans
The Minoan culture develops their first villages towards the year 2800 B.C and their cities around 2000B.C in the Island of Crete and Santorin located in the Greece Island region. They has a matriarchal society were the roll of the women was very important. They were skilled craftsmen and develop agriculture and livestock to sustain their people and also to export to other regions. Been great sailors could control the lanes of the Ester Mediterranean Sea. They constructed beautiful palaces and were inclined to pacific and campestral life with not wallet cities. They worshiped many gods to whom their offered sacrifices of animals. There were goldsmiths with delicate sensitivity intended for the body ornament to highlight the human body beauty and attributes. The figures of women with vo... -
Cretan Thematic Park - "Meeting the Minoans"
The "Cretan Thematic Park - Meeting the Minoans" is a unique opportunity to meet and experience the Minoan culture through advanced entertainment services (virtual tour) and catering, "Flavours Minoans", with particular emphasis on technology, gastronomy and the presentation and use of local traditional products.
3DS MAX tutorial / Minoan Ancient Column
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- Duration: 3:49
- Updated: 21 Mar 2016
- views: 28
3ds max tutorial.
Learn how to model architectural elements: An ancient column inspired by Minoan culture/ Crete.
The model starts from a simple cylinder and gr...
3ds max tutorial.
Learn how to model architectural elements: An ancient column inspired by Minoan culture/ Crete.
The model starts from a simple cylinder and grows using bevel & extrude.
wn.com/3Ds Max Tutorial Minoan Ancient Column
3ds max tutorial.
Learn how to model architectural elements: An ancient column inspired by Minoan culture/ Crete.
The model starts from a simple cylinder and grows using bevel & extrude.
- published: 21 Mar 2016
- views: 28
Ancient America - Aztec & Euro Minoan Alphabet Glyphs IDENTICAL - Cultural Diffusion
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- Duration: 1:06
- Updated: 17 Feb 2015
- views: 402
If anyone knows what presentation this clip is from please let me know, I would love to get a copy of the whole video.
If anyone knows what presentation this clip is from please let me know, I would love to get a copy of the whole video.
wn.com/Ancient America Aztec Euro Minoan Alphabet Glyphs Identical Cultural Diffusion
If anyone knows what presentation this clip is from please let me know, I would love to get a copy of the whole video.
- published: 17 Feb 2015
- views: 402
Myths of Knossos Theatrical Trailer by ONE
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- Duration: 1:32
- Updated: 03 Sep 2014
- views: 158
A Spectacular Theatrical Show of Daedalus and Icarus and Minataur Stories combined together.
Presented by Omilos Neon Ellinon to Tourism in Crete, so you can l...
A Spectacular Theatrical Show of Daedalus and Icarus and Minataur Stories combined together.
Presented by Omilos Neon Ellinon to Tourism in Crete, so you can learn about our Minoan Culture and Traditions.
Enjoy the trailer!
wn.com/Myths Of Knossos Theatrical Trailer By One
A Spectacular Theatrical Show of Daedalus and Icarus and Minataur Stories combined together.
Presented by Omilos Neon Ellinon to Tourism in Crete, so you can learn about our Minoan Culture and Traditions.
Enjoy the trailer!
- published: 03 Sep 2014
- views: 158
The Minoans
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- Duration: 5:32
- Updated: 04 Feb 2014
- views: 995
The Minoan culture develops their first villages towards the year 2800 B.C and their cities around 2000B.C in the Island of Crete and Santorin located in the Gr...
The Minoan culture develops their first villages towards the year 2800 B.C and their cities around 2000B.C in the Island of Crete and Santorin located in the Greece Island region. They has a matriarchal society were the roll of the women was very important.
They were skilled craftsmen and develop agriculture and livestock to sustain their people and also to export to other regions. Been great sailors could control the lanes of the Ester Mediterranean Sea. They constructed beautiful palaces and were inclined to pacific and campestral life with not wallet cities.
They worshiped many gods to whom their offered sacrifices of animals. There were goldsmiths with delicate sensitivity intended for the body ornament to highlight the human body beauty and attributes.
The figures of women with voluptuous breasts exposed framed by the "Toreras" belted to the body are a sample of that boldness and flirtatious aimed to draw attention to the body. Their ceramics are of a quality that amazes for its time. Even cultures that succeeded them did not develop so much excellence and skill in creating these pieces. Its decorations with natural elements such as plants, flowers and animals were as good as the one made with geometric motifs.
Physical activities on the bull are strongly represented in the Cretan artistic decorations. It seems that these activities or games with Bulls were public and they were attended by many people. Such a beautiful heritage influenced the Greek culture to which transcended the aesthetic concepts of the Minoan in relation to the representation of nature the taste for highlight the human body in its works of art and depictions of idyllic everyday scenes, as well as they preference to show the perfection in the details of the pieces.
For more information about this interesting Minoan culture please go to http://arthistorysummerize.info/Art./minoant-art-crete/
Note: The sound track utilized for this video background is not of my authorship I do not claim the wrights over this beautiful music. Please support the artist and record company obtaining their album:
Chinmaya Dunster; Feng Shui, Vol. 1. Track N0 6: The Ocean. Genre: New Age. Licensed by: Gigasound. Ltd-Uk.1998. LC 9098.
wn.com/The Minoans
The Minoan culture develops their first villages towards the year 2800 B.C and their cities around 2000B.C in the Island of Crete and Santorin located in the Greece Island region. They has a matriarchal society were the roll of the women was very important.
They were skilled craftsmen and develop agriculture and livestock to sustain their people and also to export to other regions. Been great sailors could control the lanes of the Ester Mediterranean Sea. They constructed beautiful palaces and were inclined to pacific and campestral life with not wallet cities.
They worshiped many gods to whom their offered sacrifices of animals. There were goldsmiths with delicate sensitivity intended for the body ornament to highlight the human body beauty and attributes.
The figures of women with voluptuous breasts exposed framed by the "Toreras" belted to the body are a sample of that boldness and flirtatious aimed to draw attention to the body. Their ceramics are of a quality that amazes for its time. Even cultures that succeeded them did not develop so much excellence and skill in creating these pieces. Its decorations with natural elements such as plants, flowers and animals were as good as the one made with geometric motifs.
Physical activities on the bull are strongly represented in the Cretan artistic decorations. It seems that these activities or games with Bulls were public and they were attended by many people. Such a beautiful heritage influenced the Greek culture to which transcended the aesthetic concepts of the Minoan in relation to the representation of nature the taste for highlight the human body in its works of art and depictions of idyllic everyday scenes, as well as they preference to show the perfection in the details of the pieces.
For more information about this interesting Minoan culture please go to http://arthistorysummerize.info/Art./minoant-art-crete/
Note: The sound track utilized for this video background is not of my authorship I do not claim the wrights over this beautiful music. Please support the artist and record company obtaining their album:
Chinmaya Dunster; Feng Shui, Vol. 1. Track N0 6: The Ocean. Genre: New Age. Licensed by: Gigasound. Ltd-Uk.1998. LC 9098.
- published: 04 Feb 2014
- views: 995
Cretan Thematic Park - "Meeting the Minoans"
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- Duration: 1:47
- Updated: 05 Aug 2013
- views: 2432
The "Cretan Thematic Park - Meeting the Minoans" is a unique opportunity to meet and experience the Minoan culture through advanced entertainment services (virt...
The "Cretan Thematic Park - Meeting the Minoans" is a unique opportunity to meet and experience the Minoan culture through advanced entertainment services (virtual tour) and catering, "Flavours Minoans", with particular emphasis on technology, gastronomy and the presentation and use of local traditional products.
wn.com/Cretan Thematic Park Meeting The Minoans
The "Cretan Thematic Park - Meeting the Minoans" is a unique opportunity to meet and experience the Minoan culture through advanced entertainment services (virtual tour) and catering, "Flavours Minoans", with particular emphasis on technology, gastronomy and the presentation and use of local traditional products.
- published: 05 Aug 2013
- views: 2432
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Comparing Minoan and Semitic Material Culture
A talk I gave in 2012 at the University of Windsor Undergraduate Classics Conference. -
The Minoans | Ancient Worlds (Bettany Hughes)
Bettany Hughes visits Crete to recount the story one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The tale of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years. He called them The Minoans, and the riches of their culture astonished the world, prompting Evans to proclaim them the first civilisation of the Western World. But was this view unduly romantic? Recent archaeological discoveries have added fascinating layers of complexity to the picture originally painted by Evans. -
Knossos-Kreta
Knossos. Een rondleiding door de stad, tempels, paleizen, schilderijen, de kamers...Een brede visie op de oude Minoan cultuur..De kamer van de koning, de Thermen van de koningin, de kamer van de dolfijnen, de kamer van schilderijen, de Prins ect... Knossos. A tour of the city, temples, palaces, paintings, the rooms...A broad vision of the ancient Minoan culture. The room of the King, the baths of the Queen, the room of the dolphins, the room of paintings, the Prince ect... Knossos. Un recorrido por la ciudad , los templos, los palacios, las pinturas, las salas...Una amplia vision de la antigua cultura minoica. La sala del rey, los banos de la reina, las sala de los delfines, la sala de las pinturas, el principe ect.. -
The ROM's 'Minoan' Goddess
This exquisite ivory and gold figurine has been an icon of the ROM collection since she was acquired in 1931, but she has also attracted huge controversy. When she was bought by the ROM, she was believed to be a rare example of a female bull-leaper from the Minoan civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. She was authenticated by Arthur Evans, the authority on the Minoans, who made comparisons with Bronze Age ivory figurines he excavated at the Minoan palace of Knossos. However, with no known archaeological findspot, and only a vague collection history before she came to the museum, she was soon condemned by some scholars as a modern forgery. She was associated with several other suspect `Minoan` figurines made of stone and ivory that appeared on the art market in the early 20th century. Dr Kate... -
The Real Atlantis : Documentary on the Mystery of the Missing Minoans
The Real Atlantis : Documentary on the Mystery of the Missing Minoans. This Documentary is very good and as educational as it is fun. It's part of a series of exciting and informative documentaries. This Youtube channel is for learning and educational purposes. Learning and Education are fundamental and important in today's society and becoming increasingly more accessible and convenient online. The availability of important information which is also entertaining helps everyone grow mentally and emotionally as people both individually and as a whole. Documen... -
The Minoans (with Bettany Hughes )
In this fascinating feature-length documentary historian Bettany Hughes continues her history of the Ancient World with a visit to Crete to recount one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The story of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years. He called them The Minoans, and the riches of their culture astonished the world, prompting Evans to proclaim them the first civilisation of the Western World. But was this view unduly romantic? In the past decade, new archaeological discoveries have added... -
2. The Dark Ages
Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205) In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the earliest history of Greek civilization. He demonstrates how small agricultural enclaves eventually turned into great cities of power and wealth in the Bronze Age, taking as his examples first Minoan Crete and then Mycenaean Greece. He also argues that these civilizations were closely related to the great monarchies of the ancient Near East. He points out that the Mycenaean age eventually came to an abrupt end probably through a process of warfare and migration. Reconstructing the Mycenaean age is possible through archaeological evidence and through epic poetry (Homer). Finally, he provides an account of the collapse of the Mycenaean world, and explains how in its aftermath, the Greeks w...
Comparing Minoan and Semitic Material Culture
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A talk I gave in 2012 at the University of Windsor Undergraduate Classics Conference.
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The Minoans | Ancient Worlds (Bettany Hughes)
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- Duration: 101:36
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Bettany Hughes visits Crete to recount the story one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made.
The tale of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhap...
Bettany Hughes visits Crete to recount the story one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made.
The tale of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years.
He called them The Minoans, and the riches of their culture astonished the world, prompting Evans to proclaim them the first civilisation of the Western World.
But was this view unduly romantic? Recent archaeological discoveries have added fascinating layers of complexity to the picture originally painted by Evans.
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Bettany Hughes visits Crete to recount the story one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made.
The tale of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years.
He called them The Minoans, and the riches of their culture astonished the world, prompting Evans to proclaim them the first civilisation of the Western World.
But was this view unduly romantic? Recent archaeological discoveries have added fascinating layers of complexity to the picture originally painted by Evans.
- published: 04 Aug 2015
- views: 16733
Knossos-Kreta
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Knossos. Een rondleiding door de stad, tempels, paleizen, schilderijen, de kamers...Een brede visie op de oude Minoan cultuur..De kamer van de koning, de Therme...
Knossos. Een rondleiding door de stad, tempels, paleizen, schilderijen, de kamers...Een brede visie op de oude Minoan cultuur..De kamer van de koning, de Thermen van de koningin, de kamer van de dolfijnen, de kamer van schilderijen, de Prins ect...
Knossos. A tour of the city, temples, palaces, paintings, the rooms...A broad vision of the ancient Minoan culture. The room of the King, the baths of the Queen, the room of the dolphins, the room of paintings, the Prince ect...
Knossos. Un recorrido por la ciudad , los templos, los palacios, las pinturas, las salas...Una amplia vision de la antigua cultura minoica. La sala del rey, los banos de la reina, las sala de los delfines, la sala de las pinturas, el principe ect..
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Knossos. Een rondleiding door de stad, tempels, paleizen, schilderijen, de kamers...Een brede visie op de oude Minoan cultuur..De kamer van de koning, de Thermen van de koningin, de kamer van de dolfijnen, de kamer van schilderijen, de Prins ect...
Knossos. A tour of the city, temples, palaces, paintings, the rooms...A broad vision of the ancient Minoan culture. The room of the King, the baths of the Queen, the room of the dolphins, the room of paintings, the Prince ect...
Knossos. Un recorrido por la ciudad , los templos, los palacios, las pinturas, las salas...Una amplia vision de la antigua cultura minoica. La sala del rey, los banos de la reina, las sala de los delfines, la sala de las pinturas, el principe ect..
- published: 09 Jul 2012
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The ROM's 'Minoan' Goddess
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This exquisite ivory and gold figurine has been an icon of the ROM collection since she was acquired in 1931, but she has also attracted huge controversy. When ...
This exquisite ivory and gold figurine has been an icon of the ROM collection since she was acquired in 1931, but she has also attracted huge controversy. When she was bought by the ROM, she was believed to be a rare example of a female bull-leaper from the Minoan civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. She was authenticated by Arthur Evans, the authority on the Minoans, who made comparisons with Bronze Age ivory figurines he excavated at the Minoan palace of Knossos. However, with no known archaeological findspot, and only a vague collection history before she came to the museum, she was soon condemned by some scholars as a modern forgery. She was associated with several other suspect `Minoan` figurines made of stone and ivory that appeared on the art market in the early 20th century.
Dr Kate Cooper is currently studying the ROM figurine to determine just what we can say about the authenticity of the ROM figurine in the light of new examination. Joining Kate to talk about the fascinating story of the ROM goddess will be Dr. Ken Lapatin from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Dr Lapatin has long studied ancient gold and ivory figurines, and is author of Mysteries of the Snake Goddess, an expose of the early 20th century 'Minoan' figurines in several museums around the world.
To ask questions during the hangout you can do so by tagging @ROMtoronto or @ROMAncient with #AskROM. The Q&A; feature will also be available on Google+ to add your questions live.
For more information on the ROM's 'Minoan' Goddess, see the research page here: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/research/world-culture/rom-minoan-ivory-goddess
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This exquisite ivory and gold figurine has been an icon of the ROM collection since she was acquired in 1931, but she has also attracted huge controversy. When she was bought by the ROM, she was believed to be a rare example of a female bull-leaper from the Minoan civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. She was authenticated by Arthur Evans, the authority on the Minoans, who made comparisons with Bronze Age ivory figurines he excavated at the Minoan palace of Knossos. However, with no known archaeological findspot, and only a vague collection history before she came to the museum, she was soon condemned by some scholars as a modern forgery. She was associated with several other suspect `Minoan` figurines made of stone and ivory that appeared on the art market in the early 20th century.
Dr Kate Cooper is currently studying the ROM figurine to determine just what we can say about the authenticity of the ROM figurine in the light of new examination. Joining Kate to talk about the fascinating story of the ROM goddess will be Dr. Ken Lapatin from the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles. Dr Lapatin has long studied ancient gold and ivory figurines, and is author of Mysteries of the Snake Goddess, an expose of the early 20th century 'Minoan' figurines in several museums around the world.
To ask questions during the hangout you can do so by tagging @ROMtoronto or @ROMAncient with #AskROM. The Q&A; feature will also be available on Google+ to add your questions live.
For more information on the ROM's 'Minoan' Goddess, see the research page here: http://www.rom.on.ca/en/collections-research/research/world-culture/rom-minoan-ivory-goddess
- published: 12 Feb 2014
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The Real Atlantis : Documentary on the Mystery of the Missing Minoans
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- Updated: 19 May 2015
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The Real Atlantis : Documentary on the Mystery of the Missing Minoans.
This Documentary is very good and as educational as it is fun. It's part of a series of exciting and informative documentaries.
This Youtube channel is for learning and educational purposes. Learning and Education are fundamental and important in today's society and becoming increasingly more accessible and convenient online. The availability of important information which is also entertaining helps everyone grow mentally and emotionally as people both individually and as a whole. Documentaries are the resource of choice of the information and internet generations of students around the world. The documentary here along with the other documentaries on this channel relate to important times and people in history, historic places, archaeology, society, world culture, science, conspiracy theories, and education.
The topics covered in these video documentaries vary and cover about everything you could possibly want to know including ancient history, Maya, Rome, Greece, The New World, Egypt, World wars, combat, battles, military and combat technology, current affairs and events, important news, education, biographies, famous people and celerities, politicians, news and current events, Illuminati, Area 51, crime, mafia, serial killers, paranormal, supernatural, cults, government cover-ups, the law and legal matters, corruption, martial arts, sports figures, space, aliens, ufos, conspiracy theories, Annunaki, Nibiru, Nephilim, satanic rituals, religion, christianty, judaism, islam, strange phenomenon, origins of Mankind, Neanderthal, Cro Magnon, Inca, Aztec, Persia, Maya, Indus, Mesopotamia, monsters, mobsters, time travel, planet earth, the Sun, Missions to Mars, The planets, the solar system, the universe, modern physics, String Theory, the Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, television, archaeology, science, technology, nature, plants, animals, endangered species, wildlife, animal abuse, environmental concerns and issues, global warming, natural disasters, racism, sexism, gay and lesbian issues, and many other educational and controversial topics. Please enjoy and Learn Responsibly!
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The Real Atlantis : Documentary on the Mystery of the Missing Minoans.
This Documentary is very good and as educational as it is fun. It's part of a series of exciting and informative documentaries.
This Youtube channel is for learning and educational purposes. Learning and Education are fundamental and important in today's society and becoming increasingly more accessible and convenient online. The availability of important information which is also entertaining helps everyone grow mentally and emotionally as people both individually and as a whole. Documentaries are the resource of choice of the information and internet generations of students around the world. The documentary here along with the other documentaries on this channel relate to important times and people in history, historic places, archaeology, society, world culture, science, conspiracy theories, and education.
The topics covered in these video documentaries vary and cover about everything you could possibly want to know including ancient history, Maya, Rome, Greece, The New World, Egypt, World wars, combat, battles, military and combat technology, current affairs and events, important news, education, biographies, famous people and celerities, politicians, news and current events, Illuminati, Area 51, crime, mafia, serial killers, paranormal, supernatural, cults, government cover-ups, the law and legal matters, corruption, martial arts, sports figures, space, aliens, ufos, conspiracy theories, Annunaki, Nibiru, Nephilim, satanic rituals, religion, christianty, judaism, islam, strange phenomenon, origins of Mankind, Neanderthal, Cro Magnon, Inca, Aztec, Persia, Maya, Indus, Mesopotamia, monsters, mobsters, time travel, planet earth, the Sun, Missions to Mars, The planets, the solar system, the universe, modern physics, String Theory, the Big Bang Theory, Quantum Mechanics, television, archaeology, science, technology, nature, plants, animals, endangered species, wildlife, animal abuse, environmental concerns and issues, global warming, natural disasters, racism, sexism, gay and lesbian issues, and many other educational and controversial topics. Please enjoy and Learn Responsibly!
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The Minoans (with Bettany Hughes )
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- Duration: 101:00
- Updated: 23 Jun 2016
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In this fascinating feature-length documentary historian Bettany Hughes continues her history of the Ancient World with a visit to Crete to recount one of the g...
In this fascinating feature-length documentary historian Bettany Hughes continues her history of the Ancient World with a visit to Crete to recount one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The story of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years. He called them The Minoans, and the riches of their culture astonished the world, prompting Evans to proclaim them the first civilisation of the Western World. But was this view unduly romantic? In the past decade, new archaeological discoveries have added fascinating layers of complexity to the picture originally painted by Evans.
wn.com/The Minoans (With Bettany Hughes )
In this fascinating feature-length documentary historian Bettany Hughes continues her history of the Ancient World with a visit to Crete to recount one of the greatest archaeological discoveries ever made. The story of the Minotaur and the Labyrinth is perhaps the most compelling of all Greek myths. Just over 100 years ago, English archaeologist Arthur Evans went to the 'Minotaur's Island' to explore the roots of this myth and discovered instead a sophisticated Bronze Age civilisation that had been lost to history for thousands of years. He called them The Minoans, and the riches of their culture astonished the world, prompting Evans to proclaim them the first civilisation of the Western World. But was this view unduly romantic? In the past decade, new archaeological discoveries have added fascinating layers of complexity to the picture originally painted by Evans.
- published: 23 Jun 2016
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2. The Dark Ages
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)
In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the earliest history of Greek civilization. He demonstrates...
Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)
In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the earliest history of Greek civilization. He demonstrates how small agricultural enclaves eventually turned into great cities of power and wealth in the Bronze Age, taking as his examples first Minoan Crete and then Mycenaean Greece. He also argues that these civilizations were closely related to the great monarchies of the ancient Near East. He points out that the Mycenaean age eventually came to an abrupt end probably through a process of warfare and migration. Reconstructing the Mycenaean age is possible through archaeological evidence and through epic poetry (Homer). Finally, he provides an account of the collapse of the Mycenaean world, and explains how in its aftermath, the Greeks were poised to start their civilization over on a new slate.
00:00 - Chapter 1. The Minoan Civilization
08:58 - Chapter 2. Mycenaean Language and Writing
16:07 - Chapter 3. The Citadel, Farmland, Burials and the Oil Trade
26:29 - Chapter 4. Cultural Unity, Agriculture, Religious Authority
33:41 - Chapter 5. Society and Economy
39:05 - Chapter 6. Theories about the Fall of the Mycenaean World
56:52 - Chapter 7. Results of the Fall
Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses
This course was recorded in Fall 2007.
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Introduction to Ancient Greek History (CLCV 205)
In this lecture, Professor Donald Kagan explores the earliest history of Greek civilization. He demonstrates how small agricultural enclaves eventually turned into great cities of power and wealth in the Bronze Age, taking as his examples first Minoan Crete and then Mycenaean Greece. He also argues that these civilizations were closely related to the great monarchies of the ancient Near East. He points out that the Mycenaean age eventually came to an abrupt end probably through a process of warfare and migration. Reconstructing the Mycenaean age is possible through archaeological evidence and through epic poetry (Homer). Finally, he provides an account of the collapse of the Mycenaean world, and explains how in its aftermath, the Greeks were poised to start their civilization over on a new slate.
00:00 - Chapter 1. The Minoan Civilization
08:58 - Chapter 2. Mycenaean Language and Writing
16:07 - Chapter 3. The Citadel, Farmland, Burials and the Oil Trade
26:29 - Chapter 4. Cultural Unity, Agriculture, Religious Authority
33:41 - Chapter 5. Society and Economy
39:05 - Chapter 6. Theories about the Fall of the Mycenaean World
56:52 - Chapter 7. Results of the Fall
Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses
This course was recorded in Fall 2007.
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The Ancient Minoans Aegean Empire
Around 1500 BC, the great Minoan civilization thrived on the islands of Crete and Santorin...
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Ancient Minoans were indigenous Europeans, DNA finds
Minoans Were Indigenous Europeans, DNA Finds
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The Minoan Civilisation (In Our Time, 7/7/11)
*** In 1900 the British archaeologist Arthur Evans began excavating some ancient ruins at ...
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DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture.The Minoans were Caucasian
Analysis of DNA from ancient remains on the Greek island of Crete suggests the Minoans wer...
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DNA reveals origin of Greece's ancient Minoan culture.The Minoans were Caucasian
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REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization | Documentary English subtitles
REVEAL Disappearance Mysteries of Great Minoan Civilization - first great European civiliz...
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Ritual and Worship at Knossos (Minoan Bronze Age)
This movie presents scenes of worship at Knossos and other sacred sites of the Minoan Bron...
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PAA MINOAN CULTURE VILLAGE
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"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece
Preview of Ambough's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: http://www.travelpod.com/...
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"Palace of Knossos, birthplace of Minoan culture" Ambough's photos around Iraklion, Crete, Greece
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MINOANS: PUBLIC PEACE AND RITUAL VIOLENCE (Accessible Preview)
Explains that the Minoans were traditionally viewed as peaceful islanders whose legend of ...
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Crete, Knossos and the Minoan Civilization ~ Psarantonis ~ Yannis Markopoulos
Crete and her Minoan Art and Minoan Civilization....
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3DS MAX tutorial / Minoan Ancient Column
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Ancient America - Aztec & Euro Minoan Alphabet Glyphs IDENTICAL - Cultural Diffusion
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Myths of Knossos Theatrical Trailer by ONE
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The Minoans
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Cretan Thematic Park - "Meeting the Minoans"
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Comparing Minoan and Semitic Material Culture
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The Minoans | Ancient Worlds (Bettany Hughes)
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Knossos-Kreta
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The ROM's 'Minoan' Goddess
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The Real Atlantis : Documentary on the Mystery of the Missing Minoans
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The Minoans (with Bettany Hughes )
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Rick Nelson, 61 from Ontario, Canada, relied on his boxing skills for helping him fight off a 320-lb. (145kg) black bear while walking his dog recently, BBC News reported.Nelson was minding his own business when a bear cub poked its head out of a shrub. Moments later, the report said, the cub’s mother charged out of the bushes and attacked Nelson ... The mother bear, reportedly walked away with a bloody nose....
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The future of mass transportation could make its debut in the 250-mile journey between Helsinki and Stockholm using Hyperloop, developers of the transonic transport system say. What would normally entail a 3½-hour plane ride could be accomplished on Hyperloop in less than 30 minutes.The 760mph vacuum tube transportation—first envisioned by U.S....
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Seeing a pornographic content may be a warm and exciting welcome for a few, but definitely not when it is cited on an official site of a brand as big as NASA. Yes, NASA’s official Twitter handle for Kepler and K2 was hacked and the hacker left after replacing the profile photo with a woman’s pic, renamed the account name and also tweeted a photo of a woman’s rear end dressed only in lacy red underwear ... ....
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A "life-size replica" of Noah's Ark will open Thursday in Williamstown, Kentucky, according to WXIX. Read more trending stories. The seven story tall attraction, called the Ark Encounter, is 510-feet long -- the length of one-and-a-half football fields ... The news outlet reported that the $91 million project was sponsored by donors ... ....
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http.//www.marketsandmarkets.com/Market-Reports/3d-cell-culture-market-191072847.html ... 3D cell culture is one of the new evolving field of research and technology in the market ... North America accounted for the largest share of the global 3D cell culture market, and was dominated largely by the U.S ... Europe is the second-largest market for 3D cell culture with Germany leading the market in the region....
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'Cultural and scientific diplomacy is an important competitive factor and played an important role in 2015 having been the most successful year in the history of Hungarian foreign trade', Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlighted on Wednesday in Budapest at a meeting of the Directors on foreign Hungarian institutes at the Balassi Institute....
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'Cultural and scientific diplomacy is an important competitive factor and played an important role in 2015 having been the most successful year in the history of Hungarian foreign trade', Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó highlighted on Wednesday in Budapest at a meeting of the Directors on foreign Hungarian institutes at the Balassi Institute....
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Ministry of Culture, Sports And Tourism of the Republic of Korea) ... The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism explained that the new national logo was devised to 'rediscover the value of creativity so that it can boost the pride of the citizens and redefine the role of the Republic of Korea in order to contribute to the world.' ... The culture ministry announced the new brand explaining that creativity was a core value of the nation....
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Tencent signs deal with Palace Museum to promote traditional culture
Edit China Daily 07 Jul 2016
Tencent, China's internet giant, has signed a three-year deal with the Palace Museum to promote traditional Chinese culture through the creativity of today's youth. The two will work on emoticons on QQ (the most-used instant messenger in China), games, animation and literature based on traditional cultural stories in China....
Statement: Sheffield is a global university teaching global languages (The University of Sheffield)
Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
Nowhere is this more explicitly expressed than in our School of Languages and Cultures and our School of East Asian Studies. Between them, our two schools offer students the chance to study fourteen languages and their associated cultures, spread over the world's major continents ... In fact, the country needs its language and culture specialists now more than ever....
Working on Country a focus during NAIDOC week (NSW Local Land Services)
Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
NAIDOC Week 2016 runs from 3 to 10 July and is an opportunity for all Australians to come together to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people ... Throughout the landscape there are cultural sites, special places and physical evidence of land use such as rock art, culturally modified trees, grinding grooves, artefact scatters and midden sites....
An unprecedented video projection show to take place in Irkutsk at the coming weekend (Irkutskenergo OAO)
Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
The unique programs will be displayed near the monument to Alexander III on June 24, 25 and 26 as part of the Cultural Capital arts festival ... The Cultural Capital arts festival was initiated in 2014 by JSC EuroSibEnergo and the Baikal Totem festival center in Irkutsk ... Key objectives of the festival include facilitating cultural exchange and promoting modern Russian culture in eastern regions of the country....
Global youth rediscovers Korea (Ministry of Culture, Sports And Tourism of the Republic of Korea)
Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
Ministry of Culture, Sports And Tourism of the Republic of Korea) The Cheongchuninmun Nonjangpan (청춘인문 논장판), or 'Exploring Korean Humanities Together,' a yearly series of performances and competitions where groups of university students from around the world gather together to talk about ways to globalize Korean traditions, wrapped up on July 5 with the announcement of the winners....
Meeting between the Director-General and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France (UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) ... The Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomed the role and actions of the Organization in the areas of the fight against violent extremism and the radicalization of youth, the promotion of girls' education, the promotion and protection of cultural diversity, and the protection of heritage in conflict-stricken areas, which are priorities for France....
Ozark National Scenic Riverways Plans Centennial Programs at Big Spring (Hopewell Culture National Historical Park)
Edit Public Technologies 07 Jul 2016
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park) News Release Date. ... VAN BUREN, MO - Ozark National Scenic Riverways will offer cultural demonstrations and workshops at Big Spring during July as part of the celebration of the 2016 National Park Service Centennial ... to 2 p.m.Programs will provide an opportunity for visitors to experience aspects of the Ozark cultural heritage, including the resourcefulness and creativity of the Ozark settlers....
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