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STUDENTS of the older civilisation of Greece, which we usually know as “Mycenæan,” will welcome the appearance of the eighth volume of the British School at Athens Annual, which, we are glad to say, this year is printed on much better paper than formerly, and shows a great improvement both in editing and arrangement. The volume contains the chief results of the excavations which were undertaken in Crete in 1902, both by the officers of the British School itself and by the Cretan Exploration Fund, of which Mr. A. J. Evans is the prime mover. More than a third of the book is occupied by an elaborate paper by Mr. Evans, who continues his annual description of the results of his excavations at Knossos; this is profusely illustrated by no less than seventy-four reproductions from photographs and line drawings, a map showing the state of the excavations at the present time, and, two plates. Mr. Evans's paper is exceedingly interesting reading, and his discoveries appear to have been, as is usually the case, of first-class importance; we earnestly hope that good fortune may attend his labours in the future at Knossos as it has done in the past! It is, however, obvious that, for extensive excavations of this kind, which involve heavy and prolonged expenditure, increased funds are necessary. It is well known, that Mr. Evans has contributed to the expenses of the work from his own private means far more than was right, but it is clear that no archæologist, however enthusiastic he may be, can continue to spend his own money indefinitely on researches which would, in any other country but England, be undertaken either by the Government or by some wealthy academy.
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The Older Civilisation of Greece 1 . Nature 68, 391–392 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/068391a0
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