Minoan Civilization

Mr. Stylianos Alexiou, professor emeritus of the University of Crete, ex-Curator General of Antiquities, is a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens, member of the Archaeological Society, the German Institute, and honorary professor of the University of Padova and Cyprus. He discovered the late Minoan cemetery at the harbour town or Knossos, and the early Minoan vaulted tombs at Lebena (Leda). He is credited with the creation of a new wing at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, as well as with the Hall of the Giamalakis' collection. He also established the museums of Khania and of Aghios Nikolaos. He published numerous papers in Greek and international journals, and is also credited with such publications "Erotokritos", "Apokopos", "Voskopoula", "Digenis Akritas", "Solomos". He also increased our knowledge of life on Crete in the period 15th-17th century with publications about the society and culture of Crete. Other works of Mr. Alexiou concern issues of historical linguistics and the etymology of words in the Cretan idiom and the modern Greek language. V. Couvidis - B. Manouras