Arthur Evans

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British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941)

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Macgillivray Minotaur – Sir Arthur Evans and the Archaeology of the Minoan Myth. But in 1908 at the age of 57 he resigned his position to concentrate on writing up his Minoan work. Source: Internet

Sir Arthur Evans, the first of many archaeologists who have worked at Knossos, is often given credit for this idea, but he did not himself believe it; see David McCullough, The Unending Mystery, Pantheon, 2004, p. 34-36. Source: Internet

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