The Trojan War
Over the past years a lot of archaeological and literary evidence has helped us gain a better understanding of the history of Troy. Much hard work has gone into the excavations there by many archaeologists, and many interesting artefacts have been found. The story of the Ancient City of Troy is a great one, however many people believed it didn’t exist and that Homers Iliad, the story of the Trojan War was just some story. This has since been proved untrue as the city of Troy was discovered, and the pieces of this amazing puzzle have fallen together. Homer described Troy as an exceptionally large city with large high powerful walls, wide streets, twisting paths and large houses. Some of the archaeologists that have contributed to the excavation of these historic ruins are, Frank Calvert, Heinrich Schliemann, Wilhelm Dorpfeld, Carl Blegen and Manfred Korfman.
Many people believe that Heinrich Schliemann was the man who found the fallen city of Ancient Troy , however they are wrong. Frank Calvert was the first archaeologist on the site of Troy. He arrived in 1865 and found the city of what he believed to be Troy. He disproved several theories about the location of troy and instead focused on a small hill called Hisarlik. He sank trial trenches into the mound and was certain that this was the site of the Trojan War. He shared his finding with Heinrich Schliemann. With permission from the government to excavate on the site, Calvert went to the British Museum to ask for funding for an excavation of the area. He was however denied the money. Calvert had to leave the site but knew that for a person with the right funding, it would prove to be an excellent excavation site. Schliemann then decided to step in and funded the excavation himself. Calvert was never given credit for the discovery of Troy. He may not have been given credit for his findings, but he gave us archaeological evidence that helped us better understand what happened to the city of Troy. The
Many people believe that Heinrich Schliemann was the man who found the fallen city of Ancient Troy , however they are wrong. Frank Calvert was the first archaeologist on the site of Troy. He arrived in 1865 and found the city of what he believed to be Troy. He disproved several theories about the location of troy and instead focused on a small hill called Hisarlik. He sank trial trenches into the mound and was certain that this was the site of the Trojan War. He shared his finding with Heinrich Schliemann. With permission from the government to excavate on the site, Calvert went to the British Museum to ask for funding for an excavation of the area. He was however denied the money. Calvert had to leave the site but knew that for a person with the right funding, it would prove to be an excellent excavation site. Schliemann then decided to step in and funded the excavation himself. Calvert was never given credit for the discovery of Troy. He may not have been given credit for his findings, but he gave us archaeological evidence that helped us better understand what happened to the city of Troy. The