The Minoans were a sophisticated Bronze Age culture on the island of Crete, with a civilisation centred on grand palatial complexes. However, although archaeology has revealed extensive remains and artefacts, their inscriptions belonging to the First and Second Palace Periods have never been deciphered.
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Thumbnail: Drawing of Linear A script
Cretan hieroglyphics
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Knossos palace, credit: Theofanis Ampatzidis
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