Tiryns

The Prehistoric Palace of the Kings of Tiryns - The Results of the Latest Excavations

By:

Heinrich Schliemann

Format:

Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

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Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) was a businessman and self-taught archaeologist who is best known for discovering the legendary city of Troy. Inspired by his belief in the veracity of the Homeric poems, Schliemann turned his attention to uncovering other cities mentioned in the Iliad. This volume provides an account in English of his excavations in 1884-1885 at Tiryns, a major Bronze Age city and centre of Mycenaean civilisation. These revealed a palace complex at the site, which was the most complete example of its kind until Evans' excavation of Knossos; examples of Minoan art found at Tiryns were the first demonstration of Mycenaean contact with the Minoan culture of Crete. The topography and history of the site and its artefacts are described, together with detailed discussion of the palace, and a description of Schliemann's controversial excavation methods. This volume remains an important source for the historiography of archaeology.

Release date Australia

August 26th, 2010

Author

Heinrich Schliemann

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

179 b/w illus. 27 colour illus. 3 maps

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

510

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology

Dimensions

152x229x26

ISBN-13

9781108020237

Product ID

7934685

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