Decolonizing the past
ah yes... ...the legacy of Minoan Archaeology By Dan McLerran Tue, Aug 20, 2024 SHARE ON: Twitter Facebook PhD candidate Mnemosyne Rice discusses her research on the ancient Minoans in the latest episode of the Aegean Connections podcast. Anyone familiar with the Minoans has probably heard the term, “the first European civilization,” applied as a descriptor for this ancient society, best known historically in the popular literature as the subject of investigation by archaeologist Arthur Evans, who named the civilization after king Minos, the mythical king who reigned over the ancient Bronze Age city of Knossos on present-day Crete. And while the phrase may still hold some weight amo...