ancient Crete

Minoan Tholos Tombs

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Minoan Tholos Tombs

A Minoan tholos tomb is a circular, stone-built communal grave used by early Bronze Age communities on Crete, above all on the Messara plain in the south of the island. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. These round graves belong to the same Bronze Age world that produced the great palace complexes such … Read more

Minoan Food and Diet

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Minoan Food and Diet

Minoan food was an early Mediterranean diet built on bread, olive oil, pulses, fruit, dairy and seafood, eaten by the Bronze Age people of Crete. This balanced, plant-led diet sustained a sophisticated palace society for centuries. Plan tickets and tours through My Greece Tours. The same surplus that fed daily meals also stocked the storerooms … Read more