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Description:Knossos is one of the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean. It remained amongst the largest settlements on the island of Crete from the Neolithic until the late Roman times, but aside from its size it held a place of particular significance in the mythological imagination of Greece and Rome as the seat of King Minos, the location of the labyrinth and the home of the Minotaur. Sir Arthur Evans' discovery of 'the Palace of Minos' and his invention of the 'Minoans' has indelibly associated Knossos in the modern mind with the 'lost' civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. The allure of this 'lost civilisation', together with the considerable achievements of 'Minoan' artists and craftspeople, remain a major attraction both to scholars and to others outside the academic world as a bastion of a romantic, cultural-historical approach to the past. In this volume James Whitley provides an up-to-date guide to the site and its function within Bronze Age palatial society, as well as an exploration of the history of Knossos in the archaeological imagination. In doing so he takes a critical look at the guiding assumptions of Evans and others, reconstructing how and why the received view of this ancient settlement has evolved from the Iron Age up to the modern era.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology (Archaeological Histories). To get started finding Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology (Archaeological Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Knossos is one of the most important sites in the ancient Mediterranean. It remained amongst the largest settlements on the island of Crete from the Neolithic until the late Roman times, but aside from its size it held a place of particular significance in the mythological imagination of Greece and Rome as the seat of King Minos, the location of the labyrinth and the home of the Minotaur. Sir Arthur Evans' discovery of 'the Palace of Minos' and his invention of the 'Minoans' has indelibly associated Knossos in the modern mind with the 'lost' civilisation of Bronze Age Crete. The allure of this 'lost civilisation', together with the considerable achievements of 'Minoan' artists and craftspeople, remain a major attraction both to scholars and to others outside the academic world as a bastion of a romantic, cultural-historical approach to the past. In this volume James Whitley provides an up-to-date guide to the site and its function within Bronze Age palatial society, as well as an exploration of the history of Knossos in the archaeological imagination. In doing so he takes a critical look at the guiding assumptions of Evans and others, reconstructing how and why the received view of this ancient settlement has evolved from the Iron Age up to the modern era.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology (Archaeological Histories). To get started finding Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology (Archaeological Histories), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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