Evans, Arthur J.: The Palace of Minos: a comparative account of the successive stages of the early Cretan civilization as illustred by the discoveries at Knossos (Band 3): The great transitional age in the northern and eastern sections of the Palace (London, 1930)

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of this work, had undergone three successive stages in the course of the Belong-

„ , . . T . ° .. . . ,. ingto N.

Palace history. In its earliest phase it was an ascending gangway, seven Entrance

metres broad, between a M. M. I—11 wall running North from the super- PassaSe-

Fig. 105. View of North Entrance Passage from Pillar Hall below showing
Western Line of Bastions.

structure of the Early Keep and a contemporary terrace wall running parallel

with it to the East. At the beginning of the Third Middle Minoan Period ]ts sue

this arrangement was superseded by the construction in front of the original stages.