The Palace of Minos at Knossos

by Christopher Scarre and Rebecca Stefoff

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On March 23, 1900, Arthur John Evans and his staff began to excavate on Crete, looking for the fabled site of Knossos, where an extraordinary civilization, a precursor to classical Greece, was rumored to have existed. Almost from the first shovel stroke, artifacts began to emerge. Evans realized that here was "an extraordinary phenomenon, nothing Greek, nothing Roman. A wholly unexplored world." The Palace of Minos at Knossos recounts the exciting...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0195142721

ISBN13:9780195142723

Release Date:December 2003

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:48 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.4" x 8.4" x 10.1"

Age Range:11 to 15 years

Grade Range:Grades 6 to 10

Related Subjects

Ancient Children's Children's Books Geography & Cultures History

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