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The Minoans

Lost Civilizations

Ellen Adams

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Reaktion Books
01 October 2025
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Bronze Age Crete is one of the most thoroughly explored archaeological regions, yet the island retains an air of mystery. This book oers an authoritative introduction to the world of the Minoans, the rst 'modern' civilisation on European soil. With its grand palaces, a sophisticated bureaucracy complete with writing (including undeciphered scripts), exquisite artworks, powerful depictions of women and advanced urban engineering, this ancient civilisation was remarkably modern.

This readable account presents key features of Minoan archaeology

architecture, art, religion, writing and bureaucracy, and the economy. It also explores how this pioneering European civilisation has inuenced Western culture, examining its reconstruction and representation in museums. This concise and up-to-date guide is essential for understanding both the history and the lasting legacy of the Minoans.
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Imprint:   Reaktion Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 138mm, 
ISBN:   9781836390473
ISBN 10:   1836390475
Series:   Lost Civilizations
Pages:   208
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Chronology Preface   Introduction Chapter 1: Needing the Minoans Chapter 2: Finding the Minoans Chapter 3: Identifying the Minoans Chapter 4: Monumentalising the Minoans Chapter 5: Housing the Minoans Chapter 6: Writing the Minoans Chapter 7: Controlling the Minoans Chapter 8: Ritualising the Minoans Chapter 9: Reconstructing the Minoans Chapter 10: Displaying the Minoans Chapter 11: Reinventing the Minoans   Further Reading References Acknowledgements Photo Acknowledgements Index

Ellen Adams is Reader in Classical Archaeology and Liberal Arts at King's College London. She has participated in many archaeological excavations in Greece and published widely on the subject. She is the author of Cultural Identity in Minoan Crete: Social Dynamics in the Neopalatial Period (2017).

Reviews for The Minoans: Lost Civilizations

In this book, Ellen Adams has provided a very readable, lively, informative and thought-provoking overview of the Minoans. I highly recommend it to anybody seeking a brief introduction to this great civilization of Bronze Age Crete. * Nicoletta Momigliano, Professor of Aegean Studies, University of Bristol, and co-editor of Hellenomania * This book expertly summarises over a century of research into Minoan Crete, while also considering its contemporary resonances, presentation and reception. It is an ideal introduction to a fascinating subject. * Andrew Shapland, Sir Arthur Evans Curator of Bronze Age and Classical Greece, Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford *


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