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Johann Ludwig Heinrich Julius Schliemann ( German: [ˈʃliːman]; 6 January 1822 – 26 December 1890) was a German businessman and an influential amateur archaeologist.
Heinrich Schliemann (born January 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin [Germany]—died December 26, 1890, Naples, Italy) was a German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns.
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...
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When archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann traveled to Ithaca, Greece in 1868, one goal was foremost in his mind: discovering the ancient city of Troy using Homer’s Iliad. The epic poem was widely...
Heinrich Schliemann, (born Jan. 6, 1822, Neubukow, Mecklenburg-Schwerin—died Dec. 26, 1890, Naples, Italy), German archaeologist and excavator of Troy, Mycenae, and Tiryns. As a boy he loved the Homeric poems, and he eventually learned ancient and modern Greek and many other languages.
Oct 11, 2021 · Heinrich Schliemann was a complex character, part dreamer and part genius in disguise. Many of his contemporaries regarded him as somewhat of a fantasist, as he traveled around...
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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.