Title:
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ILIOS
THE CITY AND COUNTRY OF THE TROJANS |
By: |
Heinrich Schliemann |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
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ISBN 10: |
0511711573 |
ISBN 13: |
9780511711572 |
Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
5 August, 2011 |
Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
Translated from: |
German |
Description: |
Heinrich Schliemann's account of his first and second excavations at Troy which revealed the site of the ancient city. |
Synopsis: |
Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) was a businessman and self-taught archaeologist who is best known for discovering the site of the ancient city of Troy. First published in 1880, this volume contains an account of Schliemann's second excavation at Troy in 1878-1879 and places his earlier discoveries from the excavations of 1871-1873 in context with his more recent work. Schliemann provides a detailed description and the earliest interpretation of the seven settlement phases on the site, with over 1,000 illustrations showing details of the architecture he uncovered. He also describes his controversial methods of excavation, recounting some of the monumental buildings he destroyed to reach the earlier settlement phases of the city. Schliemann's discovery of Troy was met with great enthusiasm; it also created a furious debate over the validity of viewing classical epics as historical fact. This volume remains an important source for the historiography of archaeology. |
Illustrations: |
2008 b/w illus. 1 map |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing) |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |