The Palace of Minos

A Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilization as Illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos

By:

Arthur Evans

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

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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 excavations there in co-operation with the British School at Athens. Work continued for eight full seasons, uncovering a Bronze Age palace and bringing to light further architectural and artefactual remains of Minoan civilisation, including numerous texts in Linear A and Linear B. Evans' speculative reconstruction of the site in reinforced concrete remains controversial, and some of his interpretations are disputed, but his pioneering work is painstakingly detailed in this highly illustrated multi-volume work, published between 1921 and 1935, with an index volume appearing in 1936. Volume 1 (1921) opens with a sketch of Minoan civilisation and then surveys its early history.

Release date NZ

August 29th, 2013

Author

Arthur Evans

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

8 Plates, color; 11 Plates, black and white; 2 Maps; 542 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

806

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Dimensions

210x297x41

ISBN-13

9781108061018

Product ID

21250592

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