“A quarter of a century ago, when the {{w|Heraklion Archaeological Museum|Minoan marvels}} were first discovered, all scholars were struck by their likeness to the works of later Greece. Even now, when the knowledge of dissimilarities in detail has obscured for many minds this broad resemblance, no one would assert that a {{w|Minoan civilization#Genetic and anthropometric studies|close connection of race}} or {{w|Minoan language|of language}} is impossible.”