Finding the Walls of Troy – Frank Calvert & Heinrich Schliemann at Hislarlik: Frank Calvert and Heinrich Schliemann at Hisarlik - Hardcover

Allen, Susan Heuck

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0520208684 ISBN 13: 9780520208681

Publisher: University of California Press, 1999

Synopsis

Amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for the discovery of Homer's Troy, over 100 years ago. In this book the author claims Schliemann gained his status as an archaeological hero partly by deliberately eclipsing the man who had launched his career. Susan Allen aims to put the record straight, by restoring British expatriate Frank Calvert to his rightful place in the story of the identification and excavation of Hisarlik, the site thought to be Troy as described in the "Iliad". The book tells the story of Calvert's development as an archaeologist, his adventures and discoveries, and then focuses on the twists and turns of his turbulent relationship with Schliemann who, claims Allen, stole Calvert's ideas, exploited his knowledge and advice and slandered and denigrated his work.

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Review:

"Allen may have done for archaeology what "The Double Helix did for the discovery of DNA's structure: Bare the petty competitiveness that sometimes underlies objective science, giving a darkly ironic twist to the axiom that each successful scientific pioneer stands on the shoulders of those who went before."--"The Providence Sunday Journal

From the Back Cover:

"Allen sets into print the story of Frank Calvert, the man really responsible for the discovery of Hisarlik and its identification with ancient Troy. . . . This book presents both new and little-known material and is fascinating in its treatment of Calvert and Schliemann."--Eric Cline, Xavier University

"In an informative and carefully documented study, Allen has restored an unjustly neglected pioneer of field archaeology to his rightful place in the discipline. She has also cast much revealing light on the most famous and controversial of modern archaeologists, Heinrich Schliemann."--William M. Calder, University of Illinois, Urbana

About this edition

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0520208684
• ISBN 13: 9780520208681
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424