Dec 29, 2022
1878 - Knossos is uncovered by Μίνως Καλοκαιρινός* - Crete
* Kalokairinos (left), further excavated in 1894 by Arthur Evans (right)
An aesthetic history of Eastern Mediterranean archaeology
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“The visitor coming to Knossos can see on the left side piles of unworked stones with mortar; there were many such piles arranged in two rows, clearly of Roman date, and tradition calls them 'Royal'. These structures were demolished by Ottoman soldiers and their material, especially the white stone (marble), was used for the building of the barracks of Herakleio”
Minos Kalokairinos
