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The Minoans: A beginner's guide

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Understanding the Minoan Palaces
www.athenapub.com/11palace.htm
Interesting article by Louise A Hitchcock, from the Athena Review, in which she reveals the insights into the functions of Minoan palaces that scholars have been able to make from new discoveries and a reconsideration of existing evidence.

The Palaces of Minos at Knossos
www.athenapub.com/11knoss.htm
Colin F Macdonald of the British School of Archaeology at Athens investigates detailed developments in palace architecture to understand how the function of the palaces changed over time.

Knossos
www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/archaeology/sites/europe/
knossos.html
Account of the discoveries made by Arthur Evans at the largest Minoan palace so far discovered on Crete.

The BSA at Knosós
www.bsa.gla.ac.uk/knosos/index.htm
Somewhat academic website on the Minoan 'palace', from the British School at Athens. However, the virtual tour – during which you  can look at various parts of the site as 360-degree panoramas – is terrific.