Published 1921-35, this highly illustrated multi-volume excavation report documents the discovery of Minoan civilisation on Crete.[...]
Published 1921-35, this highly illustrated multi-volume excavation report documents the discovery of Minoan civilisation on Crete.[...]
Inspired by Schliemann's discoveries at Mycenae and Troy, Sir Arthur John Evans (1851-1941), keeper of Oxford's Ashmolean Museum from 1884 to 1908, trustee of the British Museum and fellow of the Royal Society, used his inherited wealth to purchase land in Crete at Knossos. From 1900 he commenced ex[...]
Before Sir Arthur Evans, the principal object of Greek prehistoric archaeology was the reconstruction of history in relation to myth. European travellers to Greece viewed its picturesque ruins as the gateway to mythical times, while Heinrich Schliemann, at the end of the nineteenth century, allegedl[...]