The Palace of Knossos is located just south of modern-day Heraklion near the north coast of Crete. Built by a civilization that we call the Minoans, it covers about 150,000 square feet (14,000 ...

THE excavations at Knossos were described by Sir Arthur Evans in detailed reports which appeared in the Annual of the British School at Athens from 1900 to 1905, and were reviewed from time to ...

THE publication of the last volume of the great archæological work, Palace of Minos, by Sir Arthur Evans, brings to a close what must rank as the most complete record of the largest single ...

The Palace of Minos: a Comparative Account of the Successive Stages of the Early Cretan Civilisation as illustrated by the Discoveries at Knossos. By Sir Arthur Evans.

LONDON, Oct. 3.-Dr. Arthur J. Evans has just published the results of his discoveries on the island of Crete, where, at Knossos, he unveiled the great "Palace of King Midas." ...

In 2024, the Palace of Knossos on the island of Crete witnessed a surge in tourism, with the number of visitors exceeding one million and surpassing the previous record set in 2019, according to ...

Evelyn Waugh was characteristically unimpressed by the remains of the prehistoric Minoan palace at Knossos and its famous decoration. His 1930 travelogue, Labels, contains a memorable account of his ...

Based on the style of pottery fragments discovered during the excavation, archaeologists have tentatively dated the building to 2000 to 1700 B.C., in the middle of the Minoan civilization.