1. British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization (1851-1941); [syn: Evans, Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John Evans]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Sir Arthur John Evans
n 1: British archaeologist who excavated the palace of Knossos
in Crete to find what he called Minoan civilization
(1851-1941) [syn: Evans, Arthur Evans, Sir Arthur John
Evans]