Aegean Bronze Age
Ancient Greece
Was the Etruscan Language Related to Greek?
The Etruscans are one of the first peoples to inhabit central Italy beginning approximately in the 8th century B.C. They have puzzled historians and linguists alike, who have always seen them as a peculiar and mysterious people.
The first witness...
Ancient Greece
New DNA Analysis Reveals Ancient Minoan Marriage Rules
New DNA analysis of ancient Minoan genomes show that the choice of marriage partners was determined by one's own kinship. First cousin marriages were not unusual to the Minoans of the Bronze Age.
A team of scientists from the Max...