Nikolaos Platon
Greek anthropologist, archaeologist and art historian
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| Intro | Greek anthropologist, archaeologist and art historian | |
| Places | Greece | |
| was | Historian Anthropologist Archaeologist Art historian | |
| Work field | Arts Academia Social science | |
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| Birth | 8 January 1909, Kefalonia | |
| Death | 28 March 1992Athens (aged 83 years) |
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Nikolaos Platon (Greek Νικόλαος Πλάτων, Anglicised Nicolas Platon; (1909-01-08)January 8, 1909 – March 28, 1992(1992-03-28)) was a renowned Greek archaeologist. He discovered the Minoan palace of Zakros on Crete.
He put forward one of the two systems of relative chronology used by archaeologists for Minoan history. It is based on the development of the architectural complexes known as "palaces" at Knossos, Phaistos, Malia, and Kato Zakros, and divides the Minoan period into Prepalatial, Protopalatial, Neopalatial, and Post-palatial periods. The other system is based on pottery styles, as suggested by Arthur Evans.