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Knossos, like the Acropolis or Stonehenge, is a symbol for an entire culture. The Knossos Labyrinth was first built in the reign of a Middle Kingdom Egyptian pharaoh, and was from the start the focus of a glittering and exotic culture. Homer left elusive clues about the Knossian court and when the lost site of Knossos gradually re-emerged from obscurity in the nineteenth century, the first excavators - Minos Kalokairinos, Heinrich Schliemann, and Arthur Evans - were predisposed to see the site through the eyes of the classical authors. Rodney Castleden argues that this line of thought was a false trail and gives an alternative insight into the labyrinth which is every bit as exciting as the traditional explanations, and one which he believes is much closer to the truth. Rejecting Evans' view of Knossos as a bronze age royal palace, Castleden puts forward alternative interpretations - that the building was a necropolis or a temple - and argues that the temple interpretation is the most satisfactory in the light of modern archaeological knowledge about Minoan Crete.
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`Whatever view of Knossos the reader supports, anyone with an interest in Minoan Crete will find this an exceedingly interesting and thought provoking book which cannot be ignored or summarily dismissed.' - Minerva
`... a model for the sort of book archaeologists ought to write.' - Cambridge Archaeological Review
`... his book will serve as excellent background, as well as a very manageable guide for anyone about to visit the site.' - Sunday Telegraph
'In addition to offering a new and convincing perspective to the original understanding of Knossos, this fascinating book will also serve as a useful guide, giving descriptions and explanations for many of the surviving chambers and structures which will greatly assist future visitors.' - The Greek Gazette
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- PublisherRoutledge
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0415033152
- ISBN 13 9780415033152
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages230
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