Knossos

Knossos
	Κνωσός
	Osaliselt restaureeritud sissepääs
Asukoht	Kreeta,Kreeka
Piirkond	Kreeta põhjaranniku keskosa,Irákleiost5 km kagus
Koordinaadid	35° 17′ 53″ N,25° 9′ 47″ E
Tüüp	paleekompleks, halduskeskus, Kreeta ja Kreeta haldusalas olevate piirkondade pealinn
Pikkus	asustatud ala pikkus põhjast lõunasse 5 km
Laius	asustatud ala suurim laius idast läände 3 km
Pindala	asustatud ala kogupindala 10 km². Paleekompleksi pindala: 14 000 m²
Ajalugu
Rajatud	esimene asulapaik umbes aastal 7000 eKr, esimene palee aastal 1900 eKr
Maha jäetud	1380–1100 eKr
Perioodid	neoliitikumkunihiline pronksiaeg
Kultuurid	MinosejaMükeene kultuur
Uurimine ja seisund
Arheoloogilised kaevamised	1900–1931; 1957–1960; 1969–1970
Seisund	osaliselt restaureeritud ja külastajatele avatud

Knossoses asusMinose kultuurikesk- ja hilisjärgust pärinev suur palee (20. sajand – 1400 eKr).^[4]

Paikkonna avastas1878.aastal Minos Kalokairinos (Μίνως Καλοκαιρινός). Esimesedarheoloogilised väljakaevamisedalgasid1900.aastal ning kestsid Briti arheoloog SirArthur Evansi(1851–1941) juhtimisel 35 aastat.

Kirjandus[muuda|muuda lähteteksti]

C. Broodbank, "The Neolithic Labyrinth: social change at Knossos before the Bronze Age" inJournal of Mediterranean Archaeologyvol. 5 (1992) pp. 39–75
J. D. Evans, J. R. Cann, A. C. Renfrew, I. W. Cornwall, A. C. Western, "Excavations in the Neolithic Settlement of Knossos 1957-60. Part I" inAnnual of the British School at Athensvol. 59 (1964) pp. 132-240JSTOR
V. Isaakidou, "The Fauna and Economy of Neolithic Knossos Revisited" in V. Isaakidou, P. Tomkins, edd.,Escaping the Labyrinth: the Cretan Neolithic in Context(Oxford: Oxbow, 2008.Sheffield Studies in Aegean Archaeology,vol. 8) pp. 90–114
Peter Tomkins, "Communality and Competition. The Social Life of Food and Containers at Aceramic and Early Neolithic Knossos, Crete"in Christopher Mee, Josette Renard, edd.,Cooking Up the Past: Food and Culinary Practices in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Aegean(Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2007.ISBN 978-1842172278) pp. 174–199
Peter Warren, M. R. Jarman, H. N. Jarman, N. J. Shackleton, J. D. Evans, "Knossos Neolithic, Part II" inAnnual of the British School at Athensvol. 63 (1968) pp. 239-276JSTOR
T. Whitelaw, "Lost in the Labyrinth? Comments on Broodbank's 'social change at Knossos before the Bronze Age'" inJournal of Mediterranean Archaeologyvol. 5 (1992) pp. 225-238

Gerald Cadogan, Eleni Hatzaki, Adonis Vasilakis, edd.,Knossos: palace, city, state.London: British School at Athens, 2004.ISBN 978-0904887457(British School at Athens Studies,vol. 12)
Arthur Evans,The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustrated by the discoveries at Knossos.5 voll. in 7. London: Macmillan, 1921-1936Textus apud universitatem Heidelbergensem
Arthur Evans, "The prehistoric tombs of Knossos. I. The cemetery of Zafer Papoura. - II. The royal tomb of Isopata"inArchaeologiavol. 59 (1906)
Valasia Isaakidou, "Cooking in the Labyrinth: Exploring ‘cuisine’ at Bronze Age Knossos"in Christopher Mee, Josette Renard, edd.,Cooking Up the Past: Food and Culinary Practices in the Neolithic and Bronze Age Aegean(Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2007.ISBN 978-1842172278) pp. 5-24

↑Papadopoulos, John K (1997), "Knossos", Delatorre, Marta (toim),The conservation of archaeological sites in the Mediterranean region: an international conference organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the Paul Getty Museum, 6–12 May 1995,Los Angeles: The Paul Getty Trust, lk 93
↑McEnroe, John C. (2010).Architecture of Minoan Crete: Constructing Identity in the Aegean Bronze Age.Austin: University of Texas Press. Lk 50.
↑Stratis, James C. (oktoober 2005),Kommos Archaeological Site Conservation Report(PDF),kommosconservancy.org
↑Antiigileksikon. Tallinn: Valgus, 1985.

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