Knossos
| Chiều dài | North-south length of inhabited area is 5 km (3,1 dặm)[1] |
|---|---|
| Xây dựng | Unknown |
| Chiều cao | Unknown |
| Tình trạng | Restored and maintained for visitation. Evans used mainly concrete. Modern interventions include open roofing of fragile areas, stabilized soil, paved walkways, non-slip wooden ramps, trash receptacles, perimeter barbed wire fence, security lighting, retail store and dining room[3] |
| Các nhà khảo cổ học | For the initial teams' work discovering the palace: Arthur Evans; David George Hogarth, Director of the British School of Archaeology at Athens; Duncan Mackenzie, superintendent of excavation; Theodore Fyfe, Architect; Christian Doll, Architect For the additional work on the Neolithic starting in 1957: John Davies Evans |
| Website | “Knossos”. British School at Athens. “Knossos”. Odysseus. Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism. 2007. |
| Thành lập | The first settlement dates to about 7000 BC. The first palace dates to 1900 BC. |
| Chiều rộng | East-west width of inhabited area is 3 km (1,9 dặm) max. |
| Quản lý | 23rd Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities |
| Loại | Palace complex, administrative centre, capital of Crete and regions within its jurisdiction |
| Tọa độ | 35°17′53″B 25°9′47″Đ / 35,29806°B 25,16306°Đ / 35.29806; 25.16306Tọa độ: 35°17′53″B 25°9′47″Đ / 35,29806°B 25,16306°Đ / 35.29806; 25.16306 |
| Niên đại | Neolithic to Late Bronze Age. The first palace was built in the Middle Minoan IA period. |
| Diện tích | Total inhabited area is 10 km2 (3,9 dặm vuông Anh). The palace building itself is 14.000 m2 (150.000 sq ft)[2] |
| Nền văn hóa | Minoan, Mycenaean |
| Nguyên liệu | Ashlar blocks of limestone or gypsum, wood, mud-brick, rubble for fill, plaster |
| Vùng | North central coast, 5 km (3,1 dặm) southeast of Heraklion |
| Liên quan với | In the Middle Minoan, people of unknown ethnicity termed Minoans; in the Late Minoan, by Mycenaean Greeks |
| Bị bỏ rơi | At some time in Late Minoan IIIC, 1380–1100 BC |
| Tên khác | Cnossus |
| Mở cửa công chúng | Yes |
| Vị trí | Heraklion, Crete, Greece |
| Thuộc sở hữu | Originally owned by Cretans, then by Arthur Evans, followed by the British School at Athens, and finally by the current owner, the Republic of Greece. |
| Khai quật ngày | 1900–1931 1957–1960 1969–1970 |
