Arthur Evans
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Sir Arthur John Evans was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age.
Evans in 1939
The Nash paper mill
Harrow School
Brasenose College
Knossos
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Knossos is an archaeological site and ancient urban centre in Crete, Greece. It is located within the southern periphery of Heraklion, about 5 km south of the city's historic centre. The site was occu
Arthur Evans
…July 1941) was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age. The first excavations at the Minoan palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete began in 1877. They were led by Cretan Greek Minos Kalokairinos, a native of Heraklion. Three weeks later Ottoman authorities…
Bowl with fork handles from Knossos, Early Neolithic, 6500 to 5800 BC. Also a ladle and a three-legged vessel from later periods
Silver drachm of Knossos showing the Labyrinth motif
A bronze labrys from the Messara Plain. The double axe became one of the most recognisable symbols associated with Minoan Crete.
Restored North Entrance of the palace