Michaela Zavadil

Ein Trojanischer Federkrieg: Die Auseinandersetzungen Zwischen Ernst Boetticher Und Heinrich Schliemann (Sitzungsberichte Der Phil.-hist. Klasse) (German Edition) Michaela Zavadil German edition

In December 1883, a dispute began between Ernst Boetticher and Heinrich Schliemann over the latter's interpretation of his research in Troy. After studying Schliemann's book on his excavations in Troy, published in November 1880, Boetticher was convinced that Schliemann had misinterpreted the excavation results and had not found a settlement, but a fire-necropolis. In strongly-worded articles he criticized Schliemann, his colleague Wilhelm Dorpfeld as well as Rudolf Virchow. The dispute finally culminated during the so-called Erste Troiakonferenz in December 1889. The monograph examines the history of this conflict, which, since Boetticher published his ideas at least until 1911, continued even after Schliemann's death in December 1890. In addition, the volume offers a biography of Ernst Boetticher, about whom very little was available until now.