Sir Arthur Evans

(noun)

An early twentieth century British archaeologist. He is most famous for excavating the palace of Knossos on the island of Crete and discovering the Minoan civilization that flourished in the Mediterranean from 1700 to 1100 BCE.

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Examples of Sir Arthur Evans in the following topics:

  • The Minoans

    • The ancient sites on the island of Crete were first excavated in the early 1900s by British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans.
    • Evans excavated the site of Knossos, where he discovered a "palace."
    • The many rooms of the "palace" at Knossos were so oddly shaped and disordered to Evans that they reminded him of the labyrinth of the Minotaur.
    • Following the destruction of the first palaces in approximately 1700 BCE, the Minoans rebuilt these centers into the palaces which were first excavated by Sir Arthur Evans.

  • The Neopalatial Period

    • Following the destruction of the first palaces in approximately 1700 BCE, the Minoans rebuilt these centers into the palaces which were first excavated by Sir Arthur Evans.

  • Minoan Architecture

    • When Sir Arthur Evans first excavated at Knossos, not only did he mistakenly believe he was looking at the legendary labyrinth of King Minos, he also thought he was excavating a palace.

  • Photography during the Great Depression

    • Prominent photographers at the time included Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange , Margaret Bourke-White, Lewis Hine, Edward Steichen, Gordon Parks, Arthur Rothstein, Marion Post Wolcott, Doris Ulmann, Berenice Abbott, Aaron Siskind, and Russell Lee, among several others.
    • Many of the most famous Depression-era photographers were fostered by the FSA project such as Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, and Gordon Parks.