Knossos: From First to Second Palace: An Integr. Knappett, Macdonald, Mathio**

British School at Athens

Knossos: From First to Second PalaceAn Integrated Ceramic, Stratigraphic, and Architectural Study\nAuthor(s): Carl Knappett, Colin F Macdonald, Iro Mathioudaki\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: British School at Athens, United Kingdom\nImprint: British School at Athens\nISBN-13: 9780904887747, 978-0904887747\nSynopsis\nThis volume presents the pottery from a series of deposits excavated by Sir Arthur Evans in the palace at Knossos and assigned by him to the last part of the Middle Bronze Age or Middle Minoan III. The substantial architectural modifications seen in this period are examined along with stratigraphy to give proper context to the pottery deposits. Middle Minoan III was the time when Knossos appeared to expand its reach across Crete: from the First Palace Period, when palaces at Malia and Phaistos rivalled Knossos, to the Second Palace Period, when seemingly they diminished and other smaller palaces were built. These changes unfolded over the course of the Middle Minoan III pe.