Tiryns

Der Prähistorische Palast der Könige von Tiryns, Ergebnisse der Neuesten Ausgrabungen

Cambridge University Press

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 German 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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schliemann, Heinrich

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Vor- und Frühgeschichte, prähistorische Archäologie

Inhalt

Vorrede F. Adler; 1. Die Ausgrabung; 2. Topographie und Geschichte von Tiryns; 3. Die in den Ausgrabungen in den Schuttschichten der ältesten Ansiedelung in Tiryns gefundenen Gegenstände aus Terracotta, Stein u.s.w.; 4. Die Fundegegenstände im Schutt der zweiten Ansiedelung in Tiryns; 5. Die Bauwerke von Tiryns Wilhelm Dörpfeld; 6. Die Ausgrabungen des Jahres 1885 Wilhelm Dörpfeld; Anhang. Der mykenische Bernstein Otto Helm; Register.