The Minoan culture was the first highly complex society on modern European soil, with palaces, writing, stunning art – and even flushing toilets. The article explores how this pioneering European civilization influenced western culture and how Minoan culture has been reconstructed and re-imagined in museum displays and modern representations.
Recent archaeological research at the El Cerrón site in Illescas, Toledo, is reshaping traditional views of ancient Carpetania. A terracotta relief discovered there depicts Mediterranean iconography, suggesting the local elite were actively involved in Mediterranean trade and cultural networks during the Late Iron Age.
