WORLD CIVILIZATION

Detailed explanation-1: -Sir Arthur John Evans FRS FBA FREng (8 July 1851 – 11 July 1941) was a British archaeologist and pioneer in the study of Aegean civilization in the Bronze Age. He is most famous for unearthing the palace of Knossos on the Greek island of Crete.

Detailed explanation-2: -Evans was drawn to the island of Crete initially because of his interest in ancient coins and seal stones. He began his excavations at Knossos in 1899 when he took over the site which was previously being excavated by Minos Kalikairinos.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the excavations at Knossos, Arthur Evans found objects which showed that the Minoans had at least two forms of writing, an early hieroglyphic text, (similar to that of the Egyptians), and a later more sophisticated type of writing known as Linear A. Neither of these forms of writing has ever been deciphered.