Plagiarism Examples
Identifying Plagiarized Work
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Knossos is one of the major archaeological sites in Greece in terms of its importance and interest to the visitor. This is because the mighty city of Minos and Ariadne, of Pasiphae, the Minotaur and Idomeneus, was one of the first cities on European soil, a centre which radiated the light of one of the most brilliant civilizations of Greek and European prehistory - Minoan civilization, named after the great god-kind Minos. The ruins of this city, partially restored by Sir Arthur Evans, stand as irrefutable witnesses of its ancient splendour.
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Example 4:
Knossos is one of four Minoan palaces that was uncovered in the 1900s. The other palaces are located in Mallia, Phaistos and Zakro. However, Knossos was the centre that radiated the light of one of the most brilliant civilizations. During the Neopalatial period, Knossos was at the height of its splendour. At Knossos, archaeologists found the finest examples of colorful frescoes, intricate jewelry, finely-made ceramic jars, as well as the most sophisticated knowledge of plumbing, and functional architectural design.
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Example 5: Knossos is one of four Minoan palaces that was uncovered in the 1900s. The other palaces are located in Mallia, Phaistos and Zakro. They differ in size. It has been cogently argued that the central building at Gournia is a smaller scale palace, and a recently excavated structure just east of Siteia at Petras is evidently an even smaller one. Currently, excavations are going on in Chania in west Crete. This site may reveal an equally large-scale site.
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Example 6:
Knossos is by far the largest of the later palaces (surface area measured at one level: ca. 13,000 m.2; note that much of this area was covered by two or more storeys of building), Knossos is merely one example of an architectural type which is repeated in four presently known examples [also Mallia, with surface area of 7,600 m.2; Phaistos, with surface area of ca. 6,500 m.2; Zakro, with surface area of ca. 2,800 m.2].
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Example 7:
As McEnroe astutely observes, "Circulation of light, air, and water by means of both open drains and closed conduits (i.e. piping) is a clear priority for the builders of these complexes. Concern for such circulation of the first two leads to a plethora of colonnades, lightwells, clerestories, pier-and-door partitions, and windows in these structures, while concern for circulation of the last has resulted in extraordinarily complex drainage systems."
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