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Title: Finding the Walls of Troy: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik
Description: Berkeley, Univ. of California Press, (1999). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xiii,409 pp. Textual photos & drawings. ISBN: 0520208684. Slight side page-edge soil, minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: "Levantine English Families": The Calverts of the Dardanelles; " Indulgent Daydreams of Troy & 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": Pinarbasu, 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 & Recrimination; "A Little Broken Pottery": Priam's Treasure & Its Repurcussions; "The Hatchet...Buried": Rapprochement & Cooperation; "More Remains Buried Than Has Been Brought to Light": Homer's Troy; "Wolf Scalps" & War Booty: The Fate of the Collections; Epilogue;: Finding the Walls of Troy Today.

Keywords: 0520208684 History of Archaeology, Troy, Classical Antiquity, Trojan Archeology, Archaeologists, Frank Calvert, Heinrich Schliemann, Excavations, Turkey

Price: US$ 59.00 Seller: Expatriate Bookshop of Denmark
- Book number: BOOKS007971I