Did the ancient Minoans have any roots from Libya?

Answer 1

Since they had trade relations throughout the Mediterranean as evidenced by the distribution of their pottery, it is fair to say that if there were any preservable roots, tubers, leeks or other such usable plants in Libya that were worth having, then the Minoans would have them.

Answer 2

An argument for dating the destruction of Atlantis at 900 rather than 9,000 years before Plato's time and placing it east of the pillars of Hercules in Minoan Crete was made by History professor, K.T. Frost. Later on archaeologist, Spyridon Marinatos, and seismologist, A.G. Galanopoulos, bolstered and further substantiated his ideas. The ancient Minoans had an advanced, powerful, and wealthy civilization which was comparable to that of the Atlanteans described in Plato's dialogues. They had an island empire that stretched throughout the Aegean Sea and included the Cyclades Islands and parts of Greece. Similar to Plato's Atlantis, Minoan Crete, was a great seafaring country with magnificent courts, palaces, and temples that had dominated mainland Greece. They also practiced the sacred sport of bull jumping. The cities and ports of the Minoan culture were devastated by the eruption of Thera and the ensuing tsunamis. The Cycladic island of Thera, which is also know as Santorini, has been proposed by some as the site of the lost Atlantis since gigantic eruptions of the Thera volcano occurred about 23,000 B.C. and sometime between 1,600-1,400 B.C.

Answer 3

We don't know, but as there is evidence that their language was cognate with that of Lycia in southern Asia Minor, the roots are likely to go north, not south.