Minoan treasure on Crete

Scientists on the island of Crete have obtained a net of Minoan-era treasures which contain the earliest vestiges of Greek writing.

City of Kydonia

Excavations took place in the abandoned area on the hill overlooking the Chania port in Eastern Crete, once the Minoan Kydonia city.

Among the findings was a still-written 2-straps faucet in Linear B, the royal language at Mycenae stronghold - where the legendary king Agamemnon ruled. There are also 2 terracotta tables with the word Linear A, an older type of writing that has not been decoded yet.

Archaeologists also found evidence of a fire that destroyed a town in the area in 1450 BC. The excavation also revealed traces of a road and two kilns from Roman times.

According to regional officials will become an outdoor museum with the help of the European Union.

Besides, the researchers also found traces of a 2-square-meter cemetery and remains of ancient Greeks to invade Sicily Island in the 5th century BC.

MT ( according to AFP )