Duncan Mackenzie: A Cautious Canny Highlander and the Palace of Minos At Knossos (BICS Supplement 72)

Nicoletta Momigliano (author)

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Title	Duncan Mackenzie: A Cautious Canny Highlander and the Palace of Minos At Knossos (BICS Supplement 72)
Contributor	Nicoletta Momigliano (author)
Landing page	https://uolpress.co.uk/book/duncan-mackenzie-a-cautious-canny-highlander-and-the-palace-of-minos-at-knossos-bics-supplement-72/
Publisher	University of London Press
Publication place	London, GB
Published on	1999-01-01
Series	Bulletin of the Institute of Classical Studies Supplements vol. 8 ISSN Print: 2398-3264 ISSN Digital: 2398-3264
ISBN	978-0-900587-83-2 (Paperback)
Long abstract	The discoveries at the 'Palace of Minos' at Knossos in Crete from 1900 till 1929 were sensational. They attracted the curious and the famous - and have always been associated with the larger-than-life personality of Sir Arthur Evans.But more recently the dependability of Evan's publications on the discoveries has been questioned, and the role of Duncan Mackenzie, Evan's assistant at Knossos, has been re-considered. Mackenzie's life is the story of a bright lad from a poor Highland family who made good as a gifted field-archaeologist, but never acquired an established and secure position, nor lasting fame, and who eventually died mad and forgotten. The study investigates the relationship between the very different personalities of Evans and Mackenzie, and explores the consequences for the study of Knossos.
Language	English (Original)
THEMA	AMX
BIC	AMX
BISAC	BIO023000

The discoveries at the 'Palace of Minos' at Knossos in Crete from 1900 till 1929 were sensational. They attracted the curious and the famous - and have always been associated with the larger-than-life personality of Sir Arthur Evans.But more recently the dependability of Evan's publications on the discoveries has been questioned, and the role of Duncan Mackenzie, Evan's assistant at Knossos, has been re-considered.

Mackenzie's life is the story of a bright lad from a poor Highland family who made good as a gifted field-archaeologist, but never acquired an established and secure position, nor lasting fame, and who eventually died mad and forgotten. The study investigates the relationship between the very different personalities of Evans and Mackenzie, and explores the consequences for the study of Knossos.