CLCV 1002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Michael Ventris, Heinrich Schliemann, Shaft Tomb
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Taught himself greek, read homer in original greek. Found truth in myth , history behind homer"s poems. Started and excavation of troy > hissarlik. Found foundations of the city and many riches (1870s) Looked for evidence in mycenae in greek mainlands (1876) > asia minor, mycenae, peloponnese. Became interested in seal stones with writing on them, looked like straight lines. 2 types > linear a, linear b. Needed more sample to figure out how to read them, began an excavation in crete (1900) Knossos/cnossos > evidence of a huge settlement, more stones (both types) Founder of minoan civilization (named after king minos) Pre-palace (before old palace) period: 2000, 1700. Palace at knossos and other places begun (opp) Minoan palaces destroyed except knossos (eruption of thera aka santorini too early for cause and effect) Mycenaean civilization of greek mainland (1500s-1050/1000 bc: 2000 bce. Mycenaean age begins; shaft graves at mycenae (300 years before trojan war)