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Discovery and Excavation of Troy
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Discovery and Excavation of Troy
Manfred Korfmann
Heinrich Schliemann
- 1988, Turkish Gov. gave Korfmann an exclusive excavation license for Troy
- Altogether 13,240 square metres of land were excavated by 370 archeologists
- August 2003, he announced "Troy was much larger than so far accepted, which I can prove by my excavations."
- Discovered human remains
- 1996, helped establish a national park around the Troy site
- 2 years later UNESCO declared it a World Cultral Heritage site
Frank Calvert
- 1868, German-American adventurer Schliemann arrived at Troy's location
- Heard the claim of Calvert that the hill 'Hisarlik' was likely to be hiding the ruins of Troy
- After walking the site and reading the Iliad, Schliemann wrote
"I was fully convinced that it was here that ancient Troy had stood."
- With his wealth, Schliemann paid for a big archeological dig
- Science of Archeology was new, Schliemann made many mistakes
e.g. he told the world about the set of artifacts that he labeled "The Treasures of Priam"
- If not for Calvert Schliemann's discovery and fame would not be possible
- Schliemann manipulated and took advantage of Calvert
- Schliemann did now know where to look for the Trojan city and was about to give up
- Calvert suggested excavating The Mound Of Hasarlik
- The excavation lasted from 1873 - 1890
- Schliemann gave no credit to Calvert for the discovery of Troy
- Wasn't until recently American and british heirs to Calvert requested ownership.
- Calvert's great-grandson claims they only seek treasure found on non-turkish land
- 'Treasure L' was located on Calvert's land
Who discovered Troy?
Wilhem Dörpfeld
- Troy is still being discovered today
- Together they found many exciting things, including:
- A Mycenaean cemetery at Besik Bay (south of Troy)
- suggested the landing place of the invading Greeks in the Trojan War
- The city we call Troy (founded 2920 BCE) was destroyed at least 9 times
- The Greeks could be called the first "discoverers" of Troy
- Because they founded the town of Ilion on the site (300 years after abandonment)
- Thought their Ilion was on the location of the legendary Trojan War
- Dörpfeld was Schliemann's assistant
- He proved the treasure's were part of Troy II
- Earlier than the Trojan was could have been
- He identified the 9 basic layers of the city
- Labeled them in Roman Numerals
- Favoured Troy VI as the fabled Troy
Carl Blegen
- 1932, Dörpfeld agreed to help Blegen on the site
- Belgen and his crew kept full scientific records and used pottery to date parts of the site more accurately
- Determined Troy V11 was the likeliest time for the Trojan War.
- Based on evidence of burning and siege