Minoan Palace of Knossos

The first excavations were carried out in 1878 by the Heraklionite Minos Kalokairinos. This was followed by excavations conducted by the Englishman Sir Arthur Evans (1900-1913 and 1922-1930) which revealed the entire palace. The oldest traces of habitation in the palace area date back to the Neolithic era (7000-3000 BC). The habitation continued in the pre-palatial period (3000-1900 BC), at the end of the […]
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