Finding the walls of Troy : Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlík / Susan Heuck Allen

By: Allen, Susan Heuck, 1952- [author.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Berkeley : University of California Press, [1999]Description: xiii, 409 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0520208684; 9780520208681Subject(s): Calvert, Frank, 1828-1908 | Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 -- Professional ethics | Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 -- Ethics | Archaeologists -- Great Britain -- Biography | Consuls -- Turkey -- Biography | Archaeologists -- Germany -- Biography | Excavations (Archaeology) -- Turkey -- Troy (Extinct city) | Troy (Extinct city)Genre/Form: Biographies.DDC classification: 930.1/092 LOC classification: DF212.C35 | A67 1999

Contents:

"Levantine English families": The Calverts of the Dardanelles -- "Indulgent daydreams of Troy and its heroes": Early Explorations of the Troad -- From Antiquary to Archaeologist: Frank Calvert's "Contributions to the Ancient Geography of the Troad" -- "Progress in discovering ... the real site of old Troy": Pinarbasi, Akca Koy, or Hisarlik? -- "The imputation of serious frauds": Disgrace and Disappointment -- "In the interest of science ... a sacrifice of personal considerations": Calvert and Schliemann -- "Troy, Hell, or China!": Excavation and Recrimination -- "A little broken pottery": Priam's Treasure and Its Repercussions -- "The hatchet ... buried": Rapprochement and Cooperation -- "More remains buried than has been brought to light": Homer's Troy -- "Wolf scalps" and War Booty: The Fate of the Collections -- Epilogue: Finding the Walls of Troy Today

Summary: Self-promoting Heinrich Schliemann took entire credit for discovering Homer's Troy. For over one hundred years that credit has been accorded to him, and 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 guided him. Now at long last Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of PriamSummary: The relentlessly self-promoting Heinrich Schliemann took entire credit for discovering Homer's Troy. For over 100 years that credit has been accorded to him, and 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 guided him. Now at long last, Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam. Frank Calvert had lived in the Troad and, excavating there for 15 years before Schliemann arrived, learned the local topography and stratigraphy. He was the first archaeologist to test the hypothesis that the mound at Hisarlik would be a good place to look for the Troy of Hector and Helen. To have unrestricted access to the site, he purchased part of the mound and conducted the first excavations there. Running out of funds, he interested Schliemann in the site and aided him in his excavations. The thankless Schliemann stole Calvert's ideas, exploited his knowledge and advice, and finally, by successfully foisting upon an impressionable and unsuspecting world his claim to be the man who first unearthed the walls of Troy, stole Calvert's glory and subjected Calvert, his benefactor, to the century of oblivion from which Susan Heuck Allen has now rescued him. This meticulously researched book tells the story of Calvert's development as an archaeologist, and of his adventures and discoveries. It focuses on the twists and turns of his turbulent relationship with the perfidious Schliemann, and on the successful conclusion of their quest. Allen shows how Calvert came to believe that Troy was at Hisarlik, how he excavated there, and how he lost the credit for his find. - Jacket flap

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-388) and index

Self-promoting Heinrich Schliemann took entire credit for discovering Homer's Troy. For over one hundred years that credit has been accorded to him, and 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 guided him. Now at long last Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam

The relentlessly self-promoting Heinrich Schliemann took entire credit for discovering Homer's Troy. For over 100 years that credit has been accorded to him, and 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 guided him. Now at long last, Susan Heuck Allen puts the record straight, and restores the British archaeologist Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of the city of Priam. Frank Calvert had lived in the Troad and, excavating there for 15 years before Schliemann arrived, learned the local topography and stratigraphy. He was the first archaeologist to test the hypothesis that the mound at Hisarlik would be a good place to look for the Troy of Hector and Helen. To have unrestricted access to the site, he purchased part of the mound and conducted the first excavations there. Running out of funds, he interested Schliemann in the site and aided him in his excavations. The thankless Schliemann stole Calvert's ideas, exploited his knowledge and advice, and finally, by successfully foisting upon an impressionable and unsuspecting world his claim to be the man who first unearthed the walls of Troy, stole Calvert's glory and subjected Calvert, his benefactor, to the century of oblivion from which Susan Heuck Allen has now rescued him. This meticulously researched book tells the story of Calvert's development as an archaeologist, and of his adventures and discoveries. It focuses on the twists and turns of his turbulent relationship with the perfidious Schliemann, and on the successful conclusion of their quest. Allen shows how Calvert came to believe that Troy was at Hisarlik, how he excavated there, and how he lost the credit for his find. - Jacket flap

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