May 17, 2022 · When German businessman Heinrich Schliemann discovered a cache of ancient artifacts in the place now known as Hisarlik, Turkey, in 1873, he was quick to identify the gold jewelry, silver...

Sep 21, 2018 · According to widely published legend, the finder of the true site of Troy was Heinrich Schliemann, adventurer, speaker of 15 languages, world traveler, and gifted amateur …

Jan 2, 2025 · Heinrich Schliemann, German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. He is sometimes considered to be the modern discoverer of prehistoric Greece, though scholarship in the late 20th and early 21st centuries revealed that much self-mythologizing was involved in establishing his reputation.

Mar 22, 2023 · Heinrich Schliemann discovered nine levels or cities of occupation, and he identified these as the Troy of Homer's Iliad. In 1873, Schliemann unearthed a hoard of gold and jewellery, including a golden diadem, which he believed to be the treasure of Priam of Troy.

In northwestern Turkey, Heinrich Schliemann excavated the site believed to be Troy in 1870. Schliemann was a German adventurer and con-man who took sole credit for the discovery, even though he was digging at the site, called Hisarlik, at the …

In the late 19th century, a wealthy German businessman, called Heinrich Schliemann, undertook a quest to uncover the legendary city of Troy. As a child, he had become fascinated by the epic tales of Homer and the Trojan War.

Feb 9, 2022 · In 1870, Schliemann returned to Turkey ready to prove the existence of Troy. Working under a permit obtained by Calvert and using Calvert’s crew, he uncovered evidence of nine cities, each built on top of the other.

Oct 11, 2021 · On May 31, 1873, Schliemann believed he had found his ultimate prize: the palace of King Priam. He also discovered golden artifacts hidden under shards of broken pottery — this precious...

Sep 17, 2024 · Archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was a larger-than-life figure, discovering Troy, a city that many had believed was mythical and would never be found, in what is now Hisarlik …

In 1870, at the age of fifty-four, Schliemann first drove a spade into the ruins of Mycenae, and in 1878—79, with Virchow s assistance, he dug for the second time at Troy.