A tumulus that was traditionally considered to be that of Achilles: from Heinrich Schliemann, "Troy and its remains," (1875), opp. p. 178.
English: Identifier: ilioscitycountry00schl_0 (find matches) Title: Ilios; the city and country of the Trojans. The results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author Year: 1880 (1880s) Authors: Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 Virchow, Rudolf, 1821-1902 Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919 Brugsch, Heinrich, 1827-1894 Ascherson, Paul, 1834-1913 Postolakas, Achilles Burnouf, Emile, 1821-1907 Calvert, Frank Dufield, Alexander James, 1821-90 Subjects: Archaeology Publisher: New York: Harper & Bros Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: marble statue, which may perhaps be identicalwith the statue of Ajax. The sea is 10 ft. lower than the base of theprimitive tumulus of Ajax ; but in strong southerly storms the mound isnevertheless flooded, and it is therefore very probable that it may havebeen washed away by the waves. What now remains of it is not morethan 3 ft. 4 in. above the surface, and consists of pebbles with a largenumber of fragments of marble sculptures. I sank a shaft in the mound,but struck the rock at a depth of 8 ft. 4 in., and found nothing butpebbles and some large bones identified by Professor Yirchow as horse-bones. There is no trace of a temple. 8 SeeC. G. Lenz, Die Ebene von Troja, nach dern Grafen Choiseul-Gouffier; Keu Strelitz, 1798,p. 77. 654 THE HEROIC TUMULI IN THE TROAD. (Chap. XII. 2. The Tumulus of Achilles.—The second tumulus in succession, calledthat of Achilles, was explored in 1786 by a Jew, by order and on accountof Choiseul-Gouffier, who was at that time French Ambassador at Con- Text Appearing After Image: Ho 1513. Tumulus called the Tomb of Achilles. stantinople. A shaft was sunk from the top,9 and the virgin soil wasreached at a depth of 29 ft. The upper part of the conical tumulus wasfound to consist of well-beaten clay to the depth of 6 ft.; then followed acompact layer of stones and clay, 2 ft. deep; a third stratum consisted ofearth mixed with sand; a fourth of very fine sand. In the centre wasfound a small cavity, 4 ft. in length and breadth, formed of masonry, andcovered with a flat stone, which had broken under the weight pressingupon it. In the cavity were found charcoal, ashes impregnated with fat,fragments of pottery exactly similar to the Etruscan, several bones, easyto distinguish, among which was a tibia, and the fragment of a skull;also fragments of an iron sword; and a bronze figure seated on a chariotwith horses. Several of the clay vases were much burnt and vitrified,whereas all the painted vessels were unhurt. This is an abstract of theaccount given of the excavation Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.