Nikolaos Platon (Greek Νικόλαος Πλάτων, Anglicised Nicolas Platon; 8 January 1909 – 28 March 1992) was a Greek archaeologist. He discovered the Minoan palace of Zakros on Crete.[1]
Nikolaos Platon Νικόλαος Πλάτων | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 January 1909 |
| Died | 28 March 1992 (aged 83) |
| Citizenship | Greece |
| Alma mater | University of Athens |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Archaeology |
Platon put forward one of the two relative chronologies currently used in Minoan archaeology. It is based on the development of the architectural complexes known as "palaces" at Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, and Kato Zakros, and divides the Minoan period into Prepalatial, Protopalatial, Neopalatial, and Post-palatial periods. The other system is based on pottery styles, as suggested by Arthur Evans.[2]
References
edit- ^ Darvill, Timothy (2009). "Zakros, Crete". The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780199534043.001.0001. ISBN 9780191727139.
- ^ Manning, Stuart (2012). "Chronology and Terminology". In Cline, Eric (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean. Oxford University Press. pp. 11–28. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199873609.013.0002. ISBN 978-0199873609.
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