Minoan Civilization
Mr. Stylianos Alexiou, professor emeritus of the University of Crete, ex-Curator General of Antiquities, is a corresponding member of the Academy of Athens, member of the Archaeological Society, the German Institute, and honorary professor of the University of Padova and Cyprus. He discovered the late Minoan cemetery at the harbour town or Knossos, and the early Minoan vaulted tombs at Lebena (Leda). He is credited with the creation of a new wing at the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, as well as with the Hall of the Giamalakis' collection.