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At what age did Heinrich Schliemann take up archeology?

The German Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) became an archaeologist at the age of 41. Prior to that, he was engaged in commercial activities, which made him rich and allowed him to devote his life to his dream - the search for the legendary Troy, described by Homer in the Iliad and Odyssey.

Schliemann piously, with unconcealed enthusiasm, believed in the veracity of the classical authors of Greece. In 1869, he suggested that the place of Troy is the Hissarlik hill in the Dardanelles region (in Turkey). The excavations carried out by Schliemann in 1870-1873, 1878-1879, 1882-1883 and 1889-1890 fully confirmed this hypothesis. Based on the findings, Schliemann proved that the Homeric epic has a solid factual basis.

Not being a professional archaeologist, Heinrich Schliemann attracted the world's interest in the possibilities of archeology, and also set standards for careful observation, thorough reporting, and prompt publication (these standards are not always followed even today).

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