Knossos

Myth, History and Archaeology

James Whitley (Cardiff University, UK), Duncan Garrow, Michele George , Thomas Harrison

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Bloomsbury
25 January 2024

Classical history & classical civilisation; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

Series: Archaeological Histories

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 of 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.

By: James Whitley (Cardiff University UK)
Edited by: Duncan Garrow, Michele George, Thomas Harrison
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781472527257
ISBN 10: 1472527259
Series: Archaeological Histories
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 25 January 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

James Whitley is Professor in Mediterranean Archaeology at Cardiff University, UK. Between 2002 and 2007 he was Director of the British School at Athens, Greece.

Reviews for Knossos: Myth, History and Archaeology

[Whitley] introduces contextual material rarely found in studies of Bronze Age Crete ... Recommended [for] general readers and advanced undergraduates. * CHOICE * This is a very readable and stimulating book on one of the most visited archaeological sites in Greece, which does not focus exclusively on its Minoan (Bronze Age) palace, but explores its fascinating history in its entirety, from its humble beginnings in the Neolithic period to the present day. -- Nicoletta Momigliano, Professor of Aegean Studies, University of Bristol, UK