The Bull of Minos

This is a great overview of ancient civilizations of Crete, Troy, and Mycenae as revealed by archaeology kicked off by the triumphant, unswayable Heinrich Schliemann and the two generations of Evans that followed him. As Schliemann felt he walked the ground memorialized by Homer, so the author follows to the sites of the important digs and records his feelings and experiences there. I also found very interesting the detailed appendix on unraveling the Minoan Linear B scripty. There are plenty of B&W plates and illustrations.

Wonderfully vivid accounts of Cottrell's own visits to Cretan sites and meetings with people who knew Arthur Evans et al. mixed with biographies of Schliemann and Evans and descriptions of their discoveries.

Classic tale of the trips of Cottrell, from Mycenae to Crete. His works are must haves for any classical archaeology fan.

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Book was obtained at local Schertz Public Library on 16Apr26; with the paper book in excellent condition. By Grosset's Universal Library (UL 143).

Esta obra narra la historia de los grandes descubrimientos arqueológicos en Creta y Grecia. Leonard Cottrell, autor de varios libros sobre cuestiones arqueológicas, describe las peripecias y dificultades que vencieron los descubridores de esas zonas tan importantes de la cultura primitiva de Occidente, y asimismo habla de las maravillas reveladas por su esmerado trabajo. Entre ellas sobresalen el palacio y las tumbas de los reyes micénicos, las ruinas incendiadas de Troya, la legendaria caverna de Dicte donde nació Zeus, y el enorme Palacio de los Reyes del Mar en Cnosos.

Este brillante libro explora los inicios más remotos de las civilizaciones mediterráneas que se convirtieron en la Grecia clásica.