HIS 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Mudbrick, Heinrich Schliemann, Minoan Civilization
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The very first excavations of the aegean peoples, 1871. Rejected the view that dismissed the greek"s war against troy as just another mythical tale. In 1872-1873, he revealed a massive ruins of a bronze age walled citadel, which he identified as. There really was a troy exactly where homer said that it was located: though his findings weren"t conclusive enough to deem this war legitimate. He discovered buildings in mycenae and royal graves rich in gold. Proved correct the greek"s memory of their heroic age as a time of fabulous wealth and splendor. Knossos on the island of crete 1900. Restored what he believed the palace to look like: his personal restorations were mostly inaccurate, the size and magnificence of the palace gave credence to the legend that knossos had been the center of a powerful naval site. Called his discovered civilization the minoans after minos, the mythical king of knossos who lived generations before the trojan war.
