Mystery AtlasArthur Evans
The British archaeologist who excavated Knossos on Crete from 1900 and first identified and named both Linear A and Linear B among the tablets recovered there.
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People
Arthur Evans is frequently compared to Klaus Schmidt — Both archaeologists whose single excavation fundamentally rewrote scholarly understanding of an entire era of prehistory.
Places
Arthur Evans excavated Knossos.
Science & Technology
- Linear Ac. 1800 – 1450 BC
Arthur Evans discovered Linear A — Evans first identified and named both Linear A and Linear B among the Knossos tablets, though he never deciphered either.