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Palaces of the Sea: The Minoan Civilisation Exploded

Palaces of the Sea: The Minoan Civilisation Exploded

Recently I was sitting on a wooden bench overlooking the site of Festos in the Messara Plain south of Iraklion. It was a beautiful day, and my thoughts turned to the Minoans. Who were they? What did they do each day? How did they create the first European civilisation? Why was that civilisation so wonderful?…

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