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简介:BettanyHughesvisitsCretetorecountthestoryoneofthegreatestarchaeologicaldiscoveriesevermade. ThetaleoftheMinotaurandtheLabyrinthisperhapsthemostcompellingofallGreekmyths.Justover100yearsago,EnglisharchaeologistArthurEvanswenttothe'Minotaur'sIsland'toexploretherootsofthismythanddiscoveredinsteadasophisticatedBronzeAgecivilisationthathadbeenlosttohistoryforthousandsofyears. HecalledthemTheMinoans,andtherichesoftheircultureastonishedtheworld,promptingEvanstoproclaimthemthefirstcivilisationoftheWesternWorld. Butwasthisviewundulyromantic?RecentarchaeologicaldiscoverieshaveaddedfascinatinglayersofcomplexitytothepictureoriginallypaintedbyEvans.…