Kommos, located on the south coast of Crete, is widely known for its important sanctuary of the Greek period for its earlier role as a major Minoan harbor town. Volumes II and III in this series, dealing with the Minoan pottery, have already been published. Volume I, Part I (199…
"The crucial earliest phases of palatial Knossos are not well known, in part due to over-building by Neopalatial structures and floors. This volume represents the first complete publication of substantial deposits dating to this period, specifically the Middle Minoan IB and IIA …
This second volume reporting on the excavations at the site of the `Unexplored Mansion' describes all the structures and finds that are later than Minoan. The substantial deposits that range between Minoan and Hellenistic are mainly pits, wells and wash levels with little remain…
Neopalatial Crete - the 'Golden Age' of the Minoan Civilization - possessed palaces, exquisite artefacts, and iconography with preeminent females. While lacking in fortifications, ritual symbolism cloaked the island, an elaborate bureaucracy logged transactions, and massive stor…
"My interest in Crete began at the age of 13, during my first foreign holiday with my mother, step-father and sister. It fascinated me, and the spacious, dusty, timeless Heraklion Museum sparkled with its exhibits (even before the recent splendid renovation). It also spurred me …
"My interest in Crete began at the age of 13, during my first foreign holiday with my mother, step-father and sister. It fascinated me, and the spacious, dusty, timeless Heraklion Museum sparkled with its exhibits (even before the recent splendid renovation). It also spurred me …
"My interest in Crete began at the age of 13, during my first foreign holiday with my mother, step-father and sister. It fascinated me, and the spacious, dusty, timeless Heraklion Museum sparkled with its exhibits (even before the recent splendid renovation). It also spurred me …
