Hissarlik
Americannoun
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In defiance of scholarly opinion, relying solely on Homer's descriptions, Schliemann chose the mound of Hissarlik as the place to start digging.
From Time Magazine Archive
And in excavations begun in 1870 at Hissarlik, a Turkish settlement south of the Dardanelles, he proved that he was right.
From Time Magazine Archive
No doubt remains that Troy existed, or that the mound known to Turks as Hissarlik is the site of the ancient city.
From Time Magazine Archive
Among all the objects discovered at Hissarlik, none have been more discussed than the vases and clay images in which Dr. Schliemann saw a representation of an owl-headed Athena.
From The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes by Various
This beach was located at the extreme eastern end of Morto Bay, close by Eski Hissarlik Point, and the work was delegated to the Second South Wales Borderers under Lieutenant Colonel Casson.
From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)
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