Past Perfect: Along the Nile
Archaeology Odyssey
Archaeology Odyssey takes the reader on a journey through the classical world as seen through the eyes of the top archaeologists in the discipline. Written with you in mind, the experts explain the latest in classical research in a way that is accessible to the general public. Read the complete series today!
Field Notes
Editors’ Page: The Enemy of the Good
Augustus Takes the Cure
Deciphering Cretan Scripts
Beyond Crete
Minoan Civilization: A Chronology
NEOLITHIC PERIOD (7000–3500 B.C.) |
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PRE-PALATIAL PERIOD |
EARLY BRONZE AGE (3500–2100 B.C.) 3200–2900 B.C. Early Minoan I 2900–2300 B.C. Early Minoan II 2300–2100 B.C. Early Minoan III |
Excavating Minoan Sites
Around the turn of the last century, a young Bostonian named Harriet Boyd wanted very much to dig at Corinth. She was a student at the American School of Classical Studies in Athens, which in 1896 had begun important excavations in the ancient city. However, the school’s director, Rufus Richardson, would have none of it: Field archaeology, he believed, was not a suitable activity for a proper young woman.
Imagining the Minoans
Introduction
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