One Man's 20-Year Hunt To Find The Lost City Of Troy | Myth Hunters
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- Опубліковано 24 тра 2024
- This is the extraordinary journey of Heinrich Schliemann, a wealthy German businessman whose relentless belief in the literal truth of Homer's "Iliad" led him on a 20-year quest to uncover the ancient city of Troy and its legendary treasures. Starting in 1866, Schliemann's adventures took him from the intellectual hubs of London to the rugged landscapes of Turkey, where his groundbreaking and often controversial archaeological methods sparked both admiration and skepticism. Witness Schliemann's dramatic discoveries, including the so-called "Treasure of Priam," and explore the lasting impact of his work on the field of archaeology. Despite the doubts and accusations from his contemporaries, Schliemann's passion and determination ultimately revealed a forgotten chapter of human history, forever linking his name with the legendary tales of ancient Greece.
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For all of Schliemann's crude methods, he made astonishing discoveries, which the world would never have known, would never have been discovered if left up to the archeologist elites.
I like how his mail-order bride was awesome.
How was she awesome? She hated being at the sites and archaeology. She did look like an authentic greek woman,but not like the doll in the re-enactment. Very plain.
Could Priam's jewels have been buried deep enough during the destruction of Troy to be later discovered in the lower layer?
Still, he did it. A kick start for future archeology
Based on life and work of Mr. Schliemann a lot of young boys and girls decided to become archeologists. Some of them achieved great successes, and they admitted a role of Mr. Sch.
How that sits there for 1000 years and isn't discovered for thousands of years afterwards by the later people living at the site is astounding. It was just stuck in a wall :|
We shouldn’t mistake lack of search for lack of interest. Old sites usually have a tradition of reverence surrounding them and so locals wouldn’t poke around like an archeologist would.
What a shame. He might’ve blown up the actual treasure he was always looking for.
Rushing to get there quickest is the way to "blow everything". He made so many mistakes and felt quite guilty in the end.
I read about Schleman many years ago.
Basically he wasn't an archaeologist, he was a treasure/fame hunter
Yep!!
@@ericturner5408To be fair, Anthropology was barely an academic discipline at that point. Professionalism in the disciplines was only then beginning. Schliemann was pretty typical for his day only his wealth was self-generated rather than coming from titled family fortunes.
So
And so?
They are all just that others sell it to museums or govts or sell to their backers this guy was rich and kept the treasure for himself since did not need the money from selling them.
Unbelievable ,,,
He got rich in the '49 California Gold Rush, he ran a bank in Wild and Wicked San Francisco, Keeping a shotgun in hand day and night. Quite a character!
**bombs exploding, screaming**
“We did it Patrick! We saved [Troy]!” -Heinrich Schliemann
I read Heinrich Schliemann' s writings, the man was very smart. Thank you Sir you , and your wife are the father/ mother of history.
Ya, he was so smart that he blew Troy up.
@@giselematthews7949yeah lol
I mean honestly I find his whole treasure find a little suspicious. Just how convenient that the only witness is someone who wouldn't know anything about these things. I mean frankly it sounds like he barely understands what he's doing. He hates criticism and everyone is doubting him and criticizing him. then he just conveniently finds this box that no one else saw with only his wife as witness .... And it's not the right kind of jewelry for the period. Come on man ...
... and even his wife wasn't actually a witness. All seriously dodgy
He bought them in a museum to save face 😆
Thank you... I thought maybe I was being too critical. 🤷
so the jewels remain in the Puskin museum? a theft upon a theft upon a theft. I should think Turkey might have a claim to them...
Nothing in museums is usually real. They commonly put out replicas. So, who knows where the real ones are... Even if they exist anymore.
Yes but in the end he couldnt cover up his initial lies because he did incredibly after that make some of the most incredible archaeological discoveries in history.Thats why that afflicted look on his face. He didnt need to lie. A travesty a personal worst that couldve outshined his personal best.😓
Just go and watch the movie 'Troy' for all your answers....Eric Bana was there
Sounds like oak island type. Drill and blow shit up even though they think the arc of the covenant was down there 🤣
The arc of the covenant is said to be in Jerusalem. At Galgitha? Wherever Jesus was crucified bcuz drops of His blood fell to the ground thru a small opening and landed on the mercy seat. The way it was explained made a lot of sense like Yahweh planned it that way. As to where this info comes from it could be from some Dead Sea Scroll or obscure spiritual text I came across. I can't recall for certain but it was on a video likely on YT.
Ah yes, Oak Island and the Templars. Lots of smart people keep on digging, people die and leave in despair. But at least this guy in the above video found it and can rub a lot of snooty noses in the real discovery. There's still a lot more to come. The time of the first Americans has been ratcheted up to 23, 000 years ago. Sooner or later, someone's going to find a Caucasian skull and DNA, and more snooty noses can be rubbed into a new discovery, that the Indians weren't first. Just a matter of time. I give it ten years tops.
Explore Golgumbaz Deccan india
There are not many stories that were no based on past reality. I am sure that was as true then as it is now.
The best lies are part true.
He discovered a city. Thats undeniable. Where is the proof that it was Troy. Show me the grave of Priamus or Hector. Or even a single piece of a greek weapon , shield, spear left behind.
They werent greek
@@rickycoverrubias6176 whats that supposed to mean? Achaeans not greek? I m talking about the invaders, toddler. Go back to elementary.
@@nikosatsaves3141 Anatolian people arent greek
There were Mycenaen arrowheads and ash found in Troy VI-VII, not to mention that the site perfectly fits the description in the Iliad
"first European civilization earlier than anything unearth before?" really
So what peoples DiD he find? . They don’t say at the end.
Why not tell us?
We have a treasure hunter, dismissive experts made to look like idiots and unbelievable luck at both Troy and Mycenae to find incredible treasure by a guy who blunders in using ancient writings to find it. Then one of the treasures disappears again, and you throw in lying Russians (what else is new with them?) and it finally reappears 50 years later, and you have an epic tale of exploration and discovery that should be made into a movie. You even have pathos with the dynamite that destroyed part of the city. Hats off to you guys. You can't beat this Doc with a, stick. 🕵♂👌👍
based on this he did'nt find Troy, he did'nt even find an ancient settlement, he came along to an already known settlement, ran around a hill, said yep this is troy and proceeded to blow it up.
The only thing linking this to Troy in his mind , is Achilles chased Hector around the walls 3 times, and that was possible at this site. (this is so open to many questions, such as at this point he did not know the perimeter of the settlement)
Whether Troy, Helen, Hector, Achillies where real is anorther Question, but all this points to is a 4000 year old settlement, that might , might not be Troy,
With modern dating and archaeology, they have proven that this was Troy. What that guy did then was running around 3 times and luck. What's been done now is science and fact.
It has been proven to be Troy
There is little (or no) doubt that he stole Jewellery from his digs. Even by the standards of the times he was a thief.
Its his discovery. he can keep it
I think a 10-year siege is a bit of a stretch. 10 months, possibly? Look at recenct wars, Afghanistan. Its not possible or feasable for a foreign country from miles of sea to continue to lay siege for 10fkn years. With boats. We can communicate in seconds across seas. Transport in hours across land masses. No way 10 years. No.
It actually happened alot
The siege of cueta lasted 26 years
they allegedly found the already lost city of Troy
Fascinating!! There is so much ancient history in Turkey: I have owned a house there for 15 years and love to explore the sites. Next is to find Noah's Arc??? in the east.
Yes, it's on Mt. Ararat. You should be able to make out the remains of the structure about one third to halfway up the slopes. But I hear they only let people so close but not close at all. It would be worth looking into...
@@AverageAmericanthey let people walk all over it
@@rickycoverrubias6176 omg no kidding? oh man, i need a ticket to Turkey!
@@AverageAmerican i went like 3 years ago. To the exact spot where everyone thinks it looks like an arc. Its just rocks
@@rickycoverrubias6176 Well, I wonder what Gopher wood would like after four thousand years in that environment. Plus, wood matter changes into rock. As there is a place near where I live you can still harvest quartz out of the ground from the trees there. They say its from a volcanic event but it appears more to be a natural process longer than one event unless a thick ash cover contributed to it.
It's better back then cause they wanted to find stuff and they took interest in things that were interesting and didn't hurt anyone so good for them and there ideas. Today it's much different. Today there like " let's make more graveyards , in those days , from what I watch , they cared about finding things and stuff like that
He found the wrong place.
The Iliad is about the Sea People.
The thousand ship invasion of Egypt.
Thus Troy was Tanis, in Egypt.
Ralph
This is a new level of delusion
Archeologists just mad because they didn't find it and didnt get to keep it for themselves.
No lol, they’re mad because it was such a high quality site that was ruined by a glory seeker.
@@mueezadam8438 na they mad they didnt find it and sell it
So, because he took the ancient authors literally, he found Troy AND agammemnon...n tell me again how Atlantis is fake???
How do we know Troy wasn't Hattusa and "the Hittites" weren't just bullshitting Persians (who claimed it after the war)?
Because the site of Hattusa has been found near Çorum, Turkey
@@Lord_Merterus
That doesn't really provide the right mythological or archaeological evidence to tie it to the Hittites though.
I remember reading a mythological story saying the Trojans and Scythians met on the Sakarya river. This river goes from the Black sea and winds around the Anatolia region towards the southern lower lands.
It formed the border between Phrygia (Trojans) and Bithynia (Scythians).
So where was Phrygia's major city? Gordion? Perhaps this was Troy.
The Russians need to hand it back to Turkey .
LOL the actress looked nothing like the real Sophia, with her bee-stung lips and chubby face.
I wonder how much treausure the world over is lost. Excavate the whole planet??
who will be our schliemann in 3000 years time ?.............probably this guy >⛏🐒
as a young history lover, one who got my eyes on Tut's Treasures in the 70's I "did think" this man was a disgrace to history, now older, I see"Things differently", he was GREAT for History.
You must break eggs to eat an omelette? dude broke some eggs, served up one Helen an Omelette!
There’s an alternate reality where an entire museum’s worth of finds were extracted, but Heinrich Schliemann is just one name on the large discovery team, guess which reality he chose for us.
@@mueezadam8438 theres no alternative reality. Just the one we got
I can't stand watching ads. Maybe try not putting them in your next video? Pathetic.
No bla bla he just stolen al the juwels he is a thief thats it
I would bet that Helen had hairy legs and armpits.
Why? Bcuz everyone does?
Useing Dinomite in archaeology...🫣
Which might be more common than we realize...