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• catalog abstract ""Sir Arthur Evans was the archaeologist who, at an excavation in Knossos in 1900, discovered what he called the Palace of Minos and presented to the world his re-creation of Minoan civilization. This is the first full-scale biography of a very influential man - written by a scholar in the archaeology of Crete." "When Evans went to Greece, he wanted to verify the factual basis for the myths that meant the most to him. He found what he was looking for in Crete: he believed he had located the origin of "tree and pillar worship," at the heart of Teutonic mythology in Europe but somehow linked to an early cult of the Greek god Zeus." "Joseph Alexander MacGillivray shows that Evans's Minoans were perfect Victorians: a peaceful, literate, aesthetic, just society where wise men held political office and powerful women ruled people's hearts. Yet Knossos was not simply a lucky find, and MacGillivray shows Evans was a heroic figure struggling with many central themes concerning the origins of civilization. The author concludes with his own assessment of our current knowledge about ancient Crete."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b11698059.
• catalog coverage "Crete (Greece) Antiquities.".
• catalog coverage "Knossos (Extinct city)".
• catalog created "2000.".
• catalog date "2000".
• catalog date "2000.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2000.".
• catalog description ""Sir Arthur Evans was the archaeologist who, at an excavation in Knossos in 1900, discovered what he called the Palace of Minos and presented to the world his re-creation of Minoan civilization. This is the first full-scale biography of a very influential man - written by a scholar in the archaeology of Crete." "When Evans went to Greece, he wanted to verify the factual basis for the myths that meant the most to him. He found what he was looking for in Crete: he believed he had located the origin of "tree and pillar worship," at the heart of Teutonic mythology in Europe but somehow linked to an early cult of the Greek god Zeus." "Joseph Alexander MacGillivray shows that Evans's Minoans were perfect Victorians: a peaceful, literate, aesthetic, just society where wise men held political office and powerful women ruled people's hearts. Yet Knossos was not simply a lucky find, and MacGillivray shows Evans was a heroic figure struggling with many central themes concerning the origins of civilization. The author concludes with his own assessment of our current knowledge about ancient Crete."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "1. Apprentice Archaeologist 1851-83 -- 2. The Ancient Labyrinths 1883-93 -- 3. Candia 1893-1900 -- 4. Knossos 1900-1907 -- 5. The Pan-Minoan School 1908-41 -- 6. The Minoan Maze.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-351) and index.".
• catalog extent "viii, 373 p. :".
• catalog identifier "0809030357 (alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "2000".
• catalog issued "2000.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "New York : Hill and Wang,".
• catalog spatial "Crete (Greece) Antiquities.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain".
• catalog spatial "Greece Crete.".
• catalog spatial "Greece".
• catalog spatial "Knossos (Extinct city)".
• catalog subject "939/.18 21".
• catalog subject "Archaeologists Great Britain Biography.".
• catalog subject "Archaeologists Greece Biography.".
• catalog subject "DF212.E82 M33 2000".
• catalog subject "Evans, Arthur, Sir, 1851-1941.".
• catalog subject "Excavations (Archaeology) Greece Crete.".
• catalog subject "Minoans.".
• catalog subject "Palace of Knossos (Knossos)".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. Apprentice Archaeologist 1851-83 -- 2. The Ancient Labyrinths 1883-93 -- 3. Candia 1893-1900 -- 4. Knossos 1900-1907 -- 5. The Pan-Minoan School 1908-41 -- 6. The Minoan Maze.".
• catalog title "Minotaur : Sir Arthur Evans and the archaeology of the Minoan myth / Joseph Alexander MacGillivray.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".