Abu Simbel, Great Temple of Ramesses II, Temple of Nefertari
The Great Temple of Pharaoh Ramesses II, carved out of a rocky cliff in the 13th century BC at Abu Simbel, and the adjacent Small Temple of Hathor and Nefertari […]
Tag: Bronze Age
Tarxien – megalithic temples and the Bronze Age cemetery
Archaeological research has shown that the Tarxien Temple Complex was in constant use over the centuries, also after the end of the Temple Period. The oldest pottery fragments found here […]
Knossos Palace Ruins – lost labyrinth of King Minos
The first traces of settlement on Crete date back to the Neolithic period (around 6700-3200 BC). The civilization called Minoan developed in the Bronze Age. It was discovered at the […]
Tylissos – ruins of Minoan villas near Heraklion
Tylissos is one of the few Cretan settlements which have kept their pre-Hellenic names. It flourished from the Minoan times to the Venetian period. The continuous habitation resulted mainly from […]