Illustrated with photographs and line drawings
The island of Crete lies southeast of the Greek mainland in the Mediterranean. Now an archaeologist's paradise, it was little known in the late nineteenth century when Arthur Evans, an Englishman, began to excavate. It is to these excavations that we owe the discovery of the ancient Minoan civilization long believed legendary.
This is the story of Sir Arthur Evans and his discoveries. The famous labyrinth, the bull of Minos, the mysterious destruction of the palace all take on new meaning as we follow Evans into the past. Dramatic photographs, many unpublished until now, complement the fascinating biography of Sir Arthur Evans and his finds.
Jacket design by P. A. Hutchison
—from the dust jacket
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