Definition of Arthur Evans

1. Noun. British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941).

Exact synonyms: Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans
Generic synonyms: Archaeologist, Archeologist

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Literary usage of Arthur Evans

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Annual Meeting (1895)
"... Dr. J. BEDDOE, Professor DJ CUNNINGHAM, Professor W. BOYD DAWKINS, Mr. Arthur Evans, Sir H. HOWORTH, Professor E. MELDOLA, General PITT-EIVERS, ..."

2. Publication of the American Sociological Society by American Sociological Association (1918)
"THE PLACE OF THE COMMUNITY IN SOCIOLOGICAL STUDIES Arthur Evans WOOD University of Michigan ABSTRACT The place of the community in sociological studies. ..."

3. The Social Emergency: Studies in Sex Hygiene and Morals by William Trufant Foster (1914)
"... CHAPTER V ECONOMIC PHASES By Arthur Evans Wood IN any effort for social improvement it is necessary to know conditions that make both for and against ..."

4. The Story of Art Throughout the Ages: An Illustrated Record by Salomon Reinach (1904)
"Excavations made by Mr. Arthur Evans in Crete.—Discovery of Minos' Palace, the Labyrinth.—Discovery of the Palace of ..."

5. Man by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (1902)
"The operations of the Cretan Exploration Fund have this year been restricted to Knossos, where Mr. Arthur Evans has continued, for a third season, ..."

6. The Mediterranean Race: A Study of the Origin of European Peoples by Giuseppe Sergi (1901)
"Arthur Evans, in an interesting study,1 has shown the existence of writing in the Mediterranean, first at Crete, and then at other localities in the ^Egean, ..."

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