Labyrinth revisited : rethinking 'Minoan' archaeology / edited by Yannis Hamilakis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hamilakis, Yannis, 1966-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bronze age--Greece--Crete.

Bronze age.

Archaeology--Political aspects.

Archaeology.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Greece--Crete.

Minoans.

Archaeology--Social aspects--20th century.

Archaeology--Political aspects--20th century.

Crete (Greece)--Civilization.

Crete (Greece).

Physical Description:

ix, 237 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxbow ; Oakville, Conn. : David Brown Book Co., 2002.

Summary:

'Minoan' Crete is one of the most intensively investigated archaeological cultures in the world, and one that has often captured the public imagination. It is a Bronze Age Aegean society, but it has been intimately connected with the Classical Greek myth of King Minos and his Labyrinth since Sir Arthur Evans excavated and restored (some would say "rebuilt") the important site of Knossos, more than a century ago. Yet many archaeological interpretations of this fascinating culture are still largely traditional in focus and often anachronistic. This collection of papers, challenging and re-examining many conventional and established versions of 'Minoan' history, is thus long overdue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1842170619

OCLC:

48931603