CLST 129 Quiz: Test 2 Notes
6 Sep 2016
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Interpreted finds based on ancient myths and legends. Had an architect on his team at the start of the dig. Father was a businessman, scholar, collected british antiquities. Age 20, published article on ancient coins from oxford. Good at noting and describing things in detail and accurately. Became a corresponding after his studies for an english newspaper. Ancient coins were found at knossos which attracted him. Mackenzie had ph. d. in archeology had dug at melos helped evans since he knew nothing. Knossos dig team: arthur evans (died in 1941), david theodore fyfe, then duncan mackenzie about archeology became evan"s assistant, ran the excavation died an alcoholic in 1934. Fyfe architect so that evans could avoid schliemann"s mistakes. Drowned when skating on a rink in england in 1935. Record keeping: was not precise locations, didn"t write it down the second something was found, etc. Able to formulate the chronology of the bronze age for crete.
