Hissarlik
Americannoun
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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
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
In April, 1870, he cut the first sod of his excavation at Hissarlik.
From The Sea-Kings of Crete by Baikie, James
You might introduce old Greek bits of clay-work, figures or vases, into a Peruvian collection, or might foist Mexican objects among the clay treasures of Hissarlik, and the wisest archæologist would be deceived.
From Custom and Myth New Edition by Lang, Andrew
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