Troy and the Trojan War
Excavations at Troy
• Schliemann began excavations in 1870– “Treasure of Priam” found in
1873• Dorpfeld assisted and then took
over in 1890– first to actually distinguish the 9
levels of the city – first color-coded site plan ever,
to record the city’s 9 levels of habitation
• Blegen 1932-38– found arrowheads and signs of
burning destruction on level VI, first to propose that level as Homer’s Troy
– Subdivided Dorpfeld’s 9 levels into 40 (now 47 total)
Schliemann’s Great Trench
Dorpfeld’s Site Plan of Troy
Diagram of the 9 cities based on Dorpfeld’s plan
this red one is Homer’s Troy →
9 levels, with I being the lowest, on bedrock, IX being the most recent (Roman occupation)
City of Troy based on Korfmann’s work
The “Treasure of Priam,” or “Helen’s Jewels”
The “Mask of Agamemnon”
Other gold finds from Grave
Circle A5 of the graves included gold grave masks
19 total bodies discovered, including 2 children (see next slide)
More finds from
Grave Circle
A
Many of the dead were covered with gold sheathing like these two “suits” for children
An Ivory Figurine and Gold Objects
← The so-called Cup of Nestor