Between the years 1900-1906, the British archaeologist Arthur Evans excavated Knossos, on the island of Crete. Deeply attracted by the Minoan culture, Evans brought out a monumental palace complex consists of over a thousand rooms interconnected. Influenced by the myth, Evans identified the palace of Knossos with the famous labyrinth that King Minos imprisoned the terrible Minotaur. His excavations unveiled the world the richness and sophistication of the culture that developed in Crete and which flourished between 1700-1350 BC Evans restored the palace and its paintings, in a way that still is controversial. You can read this interesting article in HNG105.
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