Richard MacGillivray Dawkins
Early 20th-c. scholar of Greek archaeology, dialects & folklore. BSA Director; key work in Minoan Crete (Palaikastro, Kamares, Plati)
People Category: Archaeologist
Harriet Boyd Hawes
Pioneering female archaeologist who directed major Greek excavations, notably uncovering the Minoan town Gournia, revealing daily life.
Doro Levi
Italian archaeologist noted for long-term SAIA leadership and pivotal excavations at Phaistos (Minoan) and Afratì (Geometric/Archaic Crete).
Nikolaos Platon
Influential Greek archaeologist known for excavating the unlooted Zakros palace and creating the palace-based Minoan chronology.
Iosif Hatzidakis
Physician who pioneered Cretan archaeology, founded the Heraklion Museum & served as the first Ephor of Antiquities for Crete (1848-1936).
Federico Halbherr
Italian archaeologist (1857-1930) renowned for discovering the Great Law Code of Gortyn and leading excavations at Minoan Phaistos & Hagia Triada.
Minos Kalokairinos
Conducted the first systematic excavations at Knossos in 1878, discovering parts of the West Wing and large storage jars (pithoi).
Stefanos Xanthoudides
Pioneering archaeologist focused on Early Minoan Mesara tombs and post-Minoan sites like Dreros. Co-founder of the Heraklion Museum.
Giuseppe Gerola
Italian historian Gerola documented Venetian monuments in Crete. His five-volume work "Monumenti Veneti" is a cornerstone of Cretan historical research.