Knossos : Myth, History and Archaeology / James Whitley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Whitley, James, author.

Series:

Archaeological histories

Archaeological Histories

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knossos (Extinct city)--Antiquities.

Knossos (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2023.

Place of Publication:

London : British Film Institute, 2023.

System Details:

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Summary:

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' 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 approach to the past. In this volume, James Whitley provides an up-to-date guide to the site and its function from the Neolithic until the present day. This study includes a re-appraisal 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.

Contents:

List of Tables and Figures Preface and Acknowledgements A Note on Chronology and Terminology On the spelling of and transliteration of ancient Greek names List of Abbreviations with Explanatory Note Chapter 1. Legends and Labyrinths Chapter 2. Inventing the Minoans: Arthur Evans and After Chapter 3. From Village to Palace: Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Knossos Chapter 4. Palatial Knossos: The Palace of Minos? Chapter 5. After the Palace: From the Iron Age to the Romans Chapter 6. Knossos Yesterday and Today Bibliography General Index Topographical Index

ISBN:

9781350241619

OCLC:

1393308705

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