Knossos

Caption: Michael Goldberg, Knossos, 2007, oil stick and oil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 74".

Knossos, despite Sir Arthur Evans' generosity with the concrete, is a major site, and the Heraklion Archaeological Museum's Minoan collections are unparalleled.

Keen to We heard the fascinating story of how Knossos was the home of the Labyrinth, in which the mythical man-eating half-man, half-bull Minotaur was entombed by Minos, who fed his enemies to the creature, knowing they could never find their way out.

A ticket to enter Knossos, the Bronze Age site on Crete, will soon cost 15 euros ($17).

This lily has a long history - it was seen in frescoes dating back to 1550BC on the walls at the Palace of Minos, in Knossos, Crete.

For the rest of us lesser mortals, retail is the Wild West, the Knossos Labyrinth or a form of therapy for depressed women.

The pictures have been inspired by real Minoan Art discovered on the walls at Knossos and other sites on Crete.

The Royal Mare and neighbouring family-friendly Aldemar Knossos Royal have both been awarded Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence for 2013, rewarding their hospitality and service.

| The Palace Knossos | The Palace Knossos It's right on the beach but there are also two large outdoor pools and 25 private ones for VIP rooms and suites.

Margalit Fox's engrossing The Riddle of the Labyrinth asks the question twice: once about the writing on tablets unearthed in Knossos, Crete, in the first years of the twentieth century; and again about the crucial contribution of Alice Elizabeth Kober, a classics professor at Brooklyn College, to their eventual decipherment decades later.

Among the topics are Late Bronze Age copper production in Cyprus from a mining geologists perspective, the early phases of metallurgy and metalwork in Enkomi, metallurgy and metalworking in the harbor town of Knossos at Poros-Katsambas, the evidence for metallurgical workshops of the second millennium in Ugarit, and new perspectives on Iron Age copper production and society in the Faynan region of Jordan.

This tale was passed down through time, yet the city of Knossos lay forgotten.

The article concludes with a brief consideration of the liminal significance of the Knossos Labyrinth's location on the island of Crete.

Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg together with a group of over 70 students, mapped a network of more than 100 neurons using two new computer programs, KNOSSOS and RESCOP - and they did so faster and more accurately than with previous methods.

Arguably the most impressive archeological site in Crete is Knossos Palace, where visitors can see some exquisite remnants of ancient Minoan settlements.