Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik
- ISBN-10
- 1580893260
- ISBN-13
- 9781580893268
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 74
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing
- Authors
- Eric H. Cline, Jill Rubalcaba
Description
Presents the history of ancient Troy, covering the legend of the city and describing the excavations of Heinrich Schliemann, Carl Blegen, and Manfred Korfmann as they date the numerous layers at the site trying to find the Troy of Homer's poem.
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