Dream and Reality in the Work of Heinrich Schliemann and Manfred Korfmann

Haubold, Johannes

Abstract

Our understanding of the relationship between archaeology and Homer is fundamentally shaped by the work of the late Manfred Korfmann. Korfmann electrified the general public and polarised scholarly opinion in equal measure, especially in his native Germany. He started digging at Hisarlık in 1988, and exhibited his findings before a wider public in 2001/02.¹ There have been heated debates about his achievements ever since. Was he right to identify ancient Troy with the Hittite principality of Wilusa?² Is the Bronze Age settlement at Hisarlık best described as a ‘centre of commerce’, or do such claims amount to ‘misleading the public’,...

Citation

Haubold, J. (2016). Dream and Reality in the Work of Heinrich Schliemann and Manfred Korfmann. In S. Sherratt, & J. Bennett (Eds.), Archaeology and Homeric epic (20-34). Oxbow Books

• Online Publication Date: Oct 31, 2016
• Publication Date: Oct 31, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 27, 2016
• Pages: 20-34
• Series Title: Sheffield studies in Aegean archaeology
• Book Title: Archaeology and Homeric epic.
• Chapter Number: 3
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1640690
• Publisher URL: http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/archaeology-and-the-homeric-epic.html
• Contract Date: Feb 3, 2014