Knossos, the famous Minoan Palace l

Knossos, the famous Minoan Palace lies 5 kilometres southeast of Heraklion, in the valley of the river Kairatos. The river rises in Archanes, runs through Knossos and reaches the sea at Katsabas, the Minoan harbour of Knossos.
In Minoan times the river flowed all year round and the surrounding hills were covered in oak and cypress trees, where today we see vines and olives. The pine trees inside the archaeological site were planted by Evans.
Constant habitation for 9,000 years has brought about great changes to the natural environment, so it is hard to imagine what the Minoan landscape was like.
Knossos, the 1st and 2nd Palace
The first settlement in the Knossos area was established circa 7000 BC, during the Neolithic Period. The economic, social and political development of the settlement led to the construction of the majestic Palace of Knossos towards the end of the second millennium BC.
Knossos was the seat of the legendary King Minos and the main centre of power in Crete.
This first Palace was destroyed circa 1700 BC. It was rebuilt and destroyed again by fire, this time definitively, in 1350 BC. The environs of the Palace were transformed into a sacred grove of the goddess Rhea, but never inhabited again.
The Palace of Knossos is the monumental symbol of Minoan civilisation, due to its construction, use of luxury materials, architectural plan, advanced building techniques and impressive size.
Knossos, the first excavation by Minos Kalokairinos
The first large-scale excavation was undertaken in 1878 by the wealthy art-lover Minos Kalokairinos, while Crete was still under Turkish occupation. Kalokairinos excavated part of the West Magazines and brought many large pithoi (storage pots) to light.

Knossos, the excavations by Sir Arthur Evans

In March 1900 to 1931, Sir Arthur Evans excavated not only the Palace but the whole surrounding area of Knossos. The Palace complex was excavated in only five years, an extremely short time by today’s standards.
Evans restored the Palace with concrete, a technique condemned by modern archaeologists as arbitrary and damaging to the Minoan structure.

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Knossos, the famous Minoan Palace lies 5 kilometres southeast of Heraklion, in the valley of the river Kairatos. The river rises in Archanes, runs through Knossos and reaches the sea at Katsabas, the Minoan harbour of Knossos.In Minoan times the river flowed all year round and the surrounding hills were covered in oak and cypress trees, where today we see vines and olives. The pine trees inside the archaeological site were planted by Evans.Constant habitation for 9,000 years has brought about great changes to the natural environment, so it is hard to imagine what the Minoan landscape was like.Knossos, the 1st and 2nd PalaceThe first settlement in the Knossos area was established circa 7000 BC, during the Neolithic Period. The economic, social and political development of the settlement led to the construction of the majestic Palace of Knossos towards the end of the second millennium BC.Knossos was the seat of the legendary King Minos and the main centre of power in Crete.This first Palace was destroyed circa 1700 BC. It was rebuilt and destroyed again by fire, this time definitively, in 1350 BC. The environs of the Palace were transformed into a sacred grove of the goddess Rhea, but never inhabited again.The Palace of Knossos is the monumental symbol of Minoan civilisation, due to its construction, use of luxury materials, architectural plan, advanced building techniques and impressive size.Knossos, cuộc khai quật đầu tiên bởi Minos KalokairinosKhai quật quy mô lớn đầu tiên được thực hiện vào năm 1878 bởi nghệ thuật giàu có-lover Minos Kalokairinos, trong khi đảo Crete vẫn đang chiếm đóng của Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ. Kalokairinos đã khai quật các phần của tạp chí Tây và mang lại nhiều pithoi lớn (storage chậu) để ánh sáng. Knossos, các cuộc khai quật bởi Sir Arthur Evans Trong tháng 3 năm 1900 đến năm 1931, Sir Arthur Evans khai quật không chỉ cung điện nhưng toàn bộ xung quanh khu vực của Knossos. Cung điện phức tạp đã được khai quật chỉ 5 năm, một thời gian rất ngắn bởi các tiêu chuẩn hiện nay.Evans khôi phục Palace với bê tông, một kỹ thuật lên án bởi nhà khảo cổ học hiện đại như tùy ý và gây tổn hại cho các cấu trúc Minoan.