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Heinrich Schliemann (1822–1890) published Mycenae, an account of his archaeological excavations of the ancient Greek cities of Mycenae and Tiryns, in 1878. Schliemann's astonishing finds revealed that the cities had a historical reality outside Homeric epic. His excavations uncovered many priceless treasures, most famously the 'death mask of Agamemnon' and the shaft graves, filled with pottery, carved stones, skeletons, gold, jewellery and weaponry. He also uncovered much about the layout and architecture of the two lost cities. The volume is generously illustrated with images of artefacts, maps and charts. It is introduced by W. E. Gladstone, who gave Schliemann the political assistance necessary for the excavations to take place. Schliemann's discoveries were met with wild enthusiasm, and while today his methods of excavation are deplored and many of his conclusions thought to be ill-founded, he is rightly credited with the discovery of the lost and ancient Mycenaean civilisation.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: earliest times to present day

• Full title: Mycenae
• Subtitle: A Narrative of Researches and Discoveries at Mycenae and Tiryns
• Author: Heinrich SchliemannW. E. Gladstone
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 516
• EAN: 9781108016926
• ISBN: 1108016928
• ID: 02055113
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 650 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 29 mm
• Date of publishing: 15. July 2010

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