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The Palace of Minos at Knossos (Digging for the Past)

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I purchased this book many years ago as a paperback. It is a very good review of the construction and archaeology of the Palace of Minos at Knossos. The only negative that I found in the book was that it was not the version written by Sir Arthur Evans. I have the original by Sir Arthur Evans (volume 2 parts 1 & 2 of the 4 volumes in my private library) and it is absolutely spectacular. This book is a very good general substitute (I repurchased it as a Kindle edition) and is a good read. My paperback version was falling apart & I wanted to have another copy for follow-up reading and review.

For follow-up reading, I recommend: 1) Illios: City & Country of the Trojans and Mycene & Tyrens, both by Heinrich Schlieman; 2) The Palace of Minos at Knossos (in 4 volumes) by Sir Arthur Evans; 3) The Illiad & The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Richard Lattimore).

Special notes: There is one other copy of the Illiad that may prick your interest, if you can find it. It was done by T. E. Lawrence (and, yes, that translation was done by the Lawrence of Arabia). Also, if you have a chance, take a look at the props in the TARDIS from the first ever episode of Doctor Who. The throne from Knossos is replicated and in the TARDIS as a chair.