Abstract
THE sudden death of Dr. Stephanos Xanthoudides, announced in the Times of Sept. 21 by Sir Arthur Evans, is a blow to the archaeologists not only of Greece but also of the whole world, who are indebted to him for his exertions in conjunction with Dr. Hatzidakis in instituting the Museum of Cretan Antiquities. It was outside this museum, according to Sir Arthur Evans's information, that his death took place. Although the museum at Candia represents his life work, he himself was an explorer and excavator of no mean achievement. His work on the vaulted tombs of Mesara in the south of Crete was an illuminating contribution to the history of the early culture of the island. He had also devoted himself to the exploration of its later history, and was an authority on its remains of the Byzantine Age. It is satisfactory to know that he had completed the reparation of the damage to the museum caused by the disastrous earthquake of 1926. His death will be a great loss to his many friends and fellow-workers of all nationalities.
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[Obituaries]. Nature 122, 545 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122545b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/122545b0