Week 4 - Sir Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann by Sareen Bedoyan

After reading the passage “ Two Excavators, Legend and Archeology”, I was interested by the information presented about both Sir Arthur Evans and Heinrich Schliemann. Both men had the same vision however the were seen differently in the public eye. Schliemann was considered “little more than a treasure hunter” whereas Sir Arthur Evans was praise for his use eye for stratigraphy. I find it very interesting that Schliemann’s work was taken for grated and was even referred to as treasure found by a pirate. I feel that both excavators did a really good job in contributing to the discovery of different types of ancient art. I feel that because Sir Arthur Evans was the one involved with Knossos on Crete, we earned a better name for himself. I also think it’s interesting to know that most of what a visitor sees at Knossos. In my opinion, Schliemann was less destructive. He was simply discovering ancient art whereas Sir Arthur Evans rebuilt Knossos the way he thought would appeal to laypeople.