Lost and Found: Heinrich Schliemann and the Gold That Got Away
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One of the enduring mysteries of the last century is the astounding 1873 discovery by the first modern archaeological, Heinrich Schliemann, of the lost gold of Priam, king of ancient Troy. In this book, journalist and biographer Caroline Moorehead explores Schliemann's extraordinary life and tells how he contrived to smuggle part of the treasure from his dig in Asia Minor to his government in Berlin. of photos.
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