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Knossos

Knossos Curator and British School Offer Unique Pottery Course

2019-01-08 by Phil Butler

BSA

Coming up in Heraklion, April 5th through 17th, 2019, the British School at Athens will offer the Prehistoric, Greek and Roman Pottery Course, a unique opportunity for hands-on experience in the field of archeology.

Tags: ancient pottery, archeology, archeology courses, British School, British School at Athens, Bronze Age, BSA, classes, Dr. Kostis S. Christakis, Fitch Laboratory, Heraklion, Heraklion events, Knossos, Knossos Curator, Minoan pottery, Minoans, pottery, UCL Institute of Archaeology

Around Heraklion Via Instagram: Spring 2018

2018-03-12 by Phil Butler

Heraklion at sunset

First time visitors to Heraklion are often amazed at just how multifaceted the seaside city is. Crete’s top  urban center, the Greek province’s capital has a plethora of world-renowned attractions, as well as local treasures no guide book has ever portrayed. From the stunning Veneitan harbor to mighty Knossos, there’s a nostalgia trip and tons […]

Tags: Heraklion, Heraklion cafes, Heraklion girls, Heraklion Instagram, Heraklion sites, Knossos

John Pendlebury: The Legendary “Cretan Lawrence”

2018-03-08 by Phil Butler

Horns of Knossos

Known by locals for his humanity, humor, and bravado, John Pendlebury was also famous for his intimate knowledge of Crete, its people and language, acquired by total immersion in all things Cretan while engaged as curator of the Knossos archaeological projects outside Heraklion. 

Tags: archaeology, Arthur Evans, Battle of Crete, crete, Crete legends, H.M.S. York, history of Crete, John Pendlebury, Knossos, Minoan Crete, Nikolas Platon

And the Gods Favor Crete

2018-02-23 by Phil Butler

Odysseus

In his first controversial book on extraterrestrials in antiquity, the legendary UFO expert and author of the famous book “Chariots of the Gods,” Erich von Däniken devoted a chapter to the “Minoan Hypothesis.” This theory, derived from Plato’s descriptions of Atlantis, which were later associated with the destruction of Thera (Santorini), has been hotly debated for decades now.

Tags: Ages in Chaos, Akhenaton, Crete legends, Erich von Däniken, Immanuel Velikovsky, Keftiu, Knossos, Minoan legends, Minoans, Plato, strange phenomenon, Talos, Talos cave, Tsoutsouras, Valley of the Dead, Velikovsky, Zakros

The Mystery of Monastiraki: A Search for the Most Sacred

2018-02-17 by Phil Butler

King Minos

On the island of Crete many mysteries wait patiently their discovery. One place that comes to mind when I think of misunderstood Minoan Crete is the site of Monastiraki, what was probably a palace overlooking the Amari Valley, south east of Rethymno.

Tags: Akhenaten, Akhenaten: Son Of The Sun, Aravanes Tavern, Caphtor, Cretan legends, Hagia Triada, Hagia Triada sarcophagus, Hitler, Hitler's Archaeologists, Indiana Jones, J. D. S. Pendlebury, Keftiu, Knossos, Minoan Crete, Monastiraki, Moyra Caldecott, Nazi archaeology, Neferneferuaten Nefertiti, parallel dimensions, Phaistos, the gods, the underworld

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