The palace of knossos, excavated by sir arthur evans, is purported to be the basis of an ancient greek myth, which tells the story of

In Greek mythology, King Minos, who was the son of Zeus and Europa, lived at the Palace of Knossos. He ordered a skilled craftsman named Daedalus to build a labyrinth to keep his son, the Minotaur, who was half bull and half man. Sir.Arthur Evans began the excavation in Knossos in 1900 AD and continued for 35 years.