Finding the Walls of Troy : Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik

by: Allen, S.H.

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 Finding the Walls of Troy
Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik
Susan Heuck Allen

About this book
The relentlessly self-promoting amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for discovering Homer's Troy over one hundred years ago, and since then generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions and achievements. But Schliemann gained this status as an archaeological hero partly by deliberately eclipsing the man who had launched his career. Now, at long last, Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight in this fascinating archaeological adventure that restores the British expatriate Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of Hisarlík, the site now thought to be Troy as described in the Iliad. Frank Calvert had lived in the Troad—in the northwest corner of Asia Minor—excavating there for fifteen years before Schliemann arrived and learning the local topography well. He was the first archaeologist to test the hypothesis that Hisarlík was the Troy of Hector and Helen. So that he would have unrestricted access to the site, he purchased part of the mound and was the first archaeologist to conduct excavations there. Running out of funds, he later interested Schliemann in the site. The thankless Schliemann stole Calvert's ideas, exploited his knowledge and advice, and finally stole Calvert's glory, in part by slandering him and denigrating his work. Allen corrects the record and does justice to a man who was a victim of his own integrity while giving a balanced treatment of Schliemann's true accomplishments. This meticulously researched book tells the story of Frank Calvert's development as an archaeologist, his adventures and discoveries. It focuses on the twists and turns of his turbulent relationship with the perfidious Schliemann, the resulting gains for archaeology, and the successful conclusion of their common quest. Allen has brought together a wide range of relevant published material as well as unpublished sources from archives, diaries, letters, and personal interviews to tell this gripping story.

Frontmatter

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

MAPS AND FIGURES

Prologue

CHAPTER ONE. "Levantine English families" The Calverts of the Dardanelles

CHAPTER TWO. "Indulgent daydreams of Troy and its heroes" Early Explorations of the Troad

CHAPTER THREE. From Antiquary to Archaeologist Frank Calvert's "Contributions to the Ancient Geography of the Troad"

CHAPTER FOUR. "Progress in discovering . . . the real site of old Troy" Pmarbaşi, Akça Köy, or Hisarhk?

CHAPTER FIVE. "The imputation of serious frauds" Disgrace and Disappointment

CHAPTER SIX. "In the interest of science . . . a sacrifice of personal considerations" Calvert and Schliemann

CHAPTER SEVEN. "Troy, Hell, Excavation and or China!" Recrimination

CHAPTER EIGHT. "A little broken pottery" Priam's Treasure and Its Repercussions

CHAPTER NINE. "The hatchet. . . buried" Rapprochement and Cooperation

CHAPTER TEN. "More remains buried than has been brought to light" Homer's Troy

CHAPTER ELEVEN. "Wolf scalps" and War Booty The Fate of the Collections

Epilogue. Finding the Walls of Troy Today

NOTES

SOURCES CITED

INDEX

Finding the Walls of Troy : Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik

by: Allen, S.H.

• ISBN-13: 9780520208681 / 978-0-520-20868-1
• ISBN-03: 0520208684 / 0-520-20868-4
• University of California Press, Berkeley, 1999

Price: 52,53 EURO

1 copy in stock