Sir Arthur Evans's excavation at the Cretan site of Knossos from 1900 onwards uncovered a previously unknown civilization. His enthusiastic (though controversial) reconstructions of the site and its fresco decorations made it an attractive destination for travellers and tourists, and Evans thought a simple guidebook for visitors would be desirable alongside his own multi-volume work, The Palace of Minos (also reissued in this series). This was published in 1933 by John Pendlebury (1904-41), a brilliant young archaeologist later killed by German troops during the invasion of Crete in 1941. With a foreword by Evans, the handbook is in two parts: an architectural history of the Palace of Minos, and a guide to the site, with a note of the time needed to explore each building, maps showing the best trail to be followed, plans, and detailed descriptions. The book continues to be of value to both archaeologists and tourists.

First published in 1930, this book collects all of the ancient Egyptian objects dating from before the Twenty Seventh Dynasty that were known to have been found at Greek archaeological sites prior to original publication. The book groups the items by find site, and photographs of many of the objects are included at the end of the text. The result is an interesting look at the material presence of ancient Egypt in the Aegean in the formative years of Greek civilization, without drawing any firm conclusions from the evidence provided.

This is a new release of the original 1933 edition.

1933. The discovery and archaeological excavation of Knossos revealed no equal plot of Earth's surface to be as productive in such various directions of so many unique records bearing on our earliest culture. Found there was not only the first evidence of an advanced linear script, but architecture fully developed on novel lines and with no less original form of fresco decoration carried to great perfection. The visitor who wishes to explore the full circuit of Knossos needs the guidance of this volume, which contains illustrations and photographs of the area.

1933. The discovery and archaeological excavation of Knossos revealed no equal plot of Earth's surface to be as productive in such various directions of so many unique records bearing on our earliest culture. Found there was not only the first evidence of an advanced linear script, but architecture fully developed on novel lines and with no less original form of fresco decoration carried to great perfection. The visitor who wishes to explore the full circuit of Knossos needs the guidance of this volume, which contains illustrations and photographs of the area.

The discovery and archaeological excavation of Knossos revealed no equal plot of Earth's surface to be as productive in such various directions of so many unique records bearing on our earliest culture. Found there was not only the first evidence of an advanced linear script, but architecture fully developed on novel lines and with no less original form of fresco decoration carried to great perfection. The visitor who wishes to explore the full circuit of Knossos needs the guidance of this volume, which contains illustrations and photographs of the area.