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Epigraphy Specialist Furthers Minoan Linear A Decipherment

2021-01-30 by Phil Butler

From Knossos

A Cambridge specialist in Mycenaean epigraphy has brought us one step closer to deciphering the language of the mysterious Minoans.

Tags: Aegean studies, Atlantis, Cambridge, Dr. Brent Davis, Ester Salgarella, iconography, Linear A, Linear B, Minoan Civilization, Minoan culture, Minoan history, Minoan language, Minoan research, Minoans, Phaestos disc, SigLaA

Researchers Make Headway Untangling Crete’s Linear A Number System

2020-09-22 by Phil Butler

Linear A fragment

Scientists at the University of Bologna say they have finally begun to unravel part of the mysterious Linear A that has puzzled linguists and archaeologists for decades. In a statement released recently, the University’s professor of Aegean Philology, Dr. Silvia Ferrara says she and her colleagues conducted a new study of the 3,500-year-old Minoan system […]

Tags: Aegean archaeology, Aegean civilizations, ancient languages, Bronze Age, Crete archaeology, Linear A, Linear B, Minoan language, Minoan math, philology

An Appeal for Help: Professor Helena Tomas’ Life & Work Must Continue

2020-08-01 by Phil Butler

Dr. Helena Tomas

Dr. Helena Tomas, one of the world’s foremost archaeologists, needs our help with therapy following a catastrophic illness.

Tags: archaeology, Bronze Age, crete, famous archaeologists, GoFundMe, Greek antiquity, helping, illness, Linear A, Minoans, pandemic, Peter Sommer Travels, Professor Helena Tomas, University of Zagreb

Lost Pavlopetri, the Mysterious Pelasgians, and Minoan Language

2020-02-16 by Phil Butler

Pavlopetri

Situated just off the Peloponnese coast of southern Laconia in the Peloponnese, the sunken city of Pavlopetri is one of the only clues that remains of the mysterious Pelasgians of Greek mythology. It is here that the legend of the mythical ruler Pelasgos still resonates loudest. It is here that divers may one day find Greece’s true origins. […]

Tags: Aegean civilizations, Aegean legends, Linear A, lost cities, Luwian, Minoan hyroglyphs, Minoans, Nicholas Flemming, Pavlopetri, Pelasgian Language, Pelasgians, sunken cities

On the Trail of the Eternal: The Secrets of the Minoans

2019-08-29 by Phil Butler

Crete and Zeus

The continuing saga of the magnificent tapestry of humanity woven within the secrets of the Minoans. Part of a series by Argophilia.

Tags: ancient texts, Arthur Evans, Aryan Race, British School at Athens, crete, Dr. Joseph MacGillivray, esoteric beliefs, Gaia, Gaia goddess, God quest, Homer, Ilse Schoep, Itar, Knossos, Knossos Temple, La Marle, Linear A, MacGillivray, Minoan beliefs, Minoan mantras, Minoan Mysteries, Minoan religion, Minoans, Nazi archaeology, religion, Rhea, Zakros, Zeus, Zoroaster

The Mystery of the Eteocretans – Gatekeepers of Crete’s Hidden Past

2019-08-19 by Phil Butler

Bull leaping fresco

Homer’s Odyssey tells of the hero Odysseus visiting Crete on his return home. The tale also tells of the unsolved mystery of the Eteocretans.

Tags: August Schoergendorfer, crete, Dorians, Eteocretans, Henri van Effenterre, Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Hitler, Knossos, Kydones, Linear A, Major General Julius Ringe, master race, Minoan, Minoan Civilization, Minoan treasures, Minoans, Nazi archaeology, Nazi mysticism, Odysseus, Phaistos disc

Scientists Unravel the Secrets of the Phaistos Disc

2018-02-07 by Phil Butler

The mystery of the Phaistos Disk has been “solved by 99 percent” according to linguist and archaeologist Gareth Owens.The Disc is one of the most controversial inscriptions in the history of mankind.

Tags: crete, Gareth Owens, Greece, Greek destinations, Greek Islands, Greek tourism news, Greek tourism report, Greek tourism statistics, Greek travel market, Hotels in Greece, Linear A, Minoans, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Phaestos, Phaestos disc, Phaestos Palace, Tourism in Greece, Travel to Greece




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