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Clip description Keywords
Taking the bull by the horns (audio)
Taking the bull by the horns (audio)

Duration: 13:00

What the bronze statue of a man leaping over a bull tells us about the society and religion of Minoan society.
Minoans, Minos, Minotaur, Greece, gods, religion, mythology, sculpture, society, religion, trade, shipwrecks, Uluburun, classical civilisation, archaeology, primary evidence, history, HistoryoftheWorld
 
The Minoans – first impressions and a darker side
The Minoans – first impressions and a darker side

Duration: 04:38

Andrew Marr explains how our impressions of the Minoan civilisation have changed.
AndrewMarrsHistoryoftheWorld, civilisation, Minoan, Knossos, archaeology, Arthur Evans, excavation, evidence, frescoes, temple, human sacrifice
 

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