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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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Sep 21, 2018 · Heinrich Schliemann, that quintessential archaeologist of the 19th century, claimed to have discovered the real site of Troy. But did he?
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.
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.
Jun 11, 2018 · Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) was a German merchant, world traveler, and archeologist. A man of enormous linguistic ability and personal determination, he combined a romantic enthusiasm and the calculating abilities of a practical realist in his search for the historical sites of Homeric Greece.