ANT 102, September 26th

Lost and Found:Underwater Archaeology and Troy

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ANT 102, September 26th

Lost and Found:Underwater Archaeology and Troy

George Bass,underwaterarchaeologist

“metal biscuit with ears”

???

Shipwreck of Kas (also called Ulu Burun)

NefertitiScarab mentioning Nefertiti

Fragment of a tin ingotand other tin artifacts

Copperingots

Ivory(from rhinosand elephants)

Blue glass (for beads and pottery)

Pithoi (the big red jars): these particular ones have Phoenician designs

Pithosstuffed withCypriot pots

Pithoi versus Amphorae

The amphorae contain the second mostabundant substance (behind copper) on the ship

The amphorae also hadPhoenician designs on them

What is it? Resin from a tree relatedto the pistachio tree.

Is this kitano? What is kitano?

The amphorae contain the second mostabundant substance (behind copper) on the ship

The amphorae also hadPhoenician designs on them

What is it? Resin from a tree relatedto the pistachio tree.

Is this kitano? What is kitano?

Diptych

Walls of Troy as portrayed in the movie

Tell Hisarlik

View of Hisarlik from the east

Walls of Troy as portrayed in the movie

Multiple levels of Troy

Gate at Mycenae (Argos): the hometown of Agamemnon (Greek commander in Trojan War)

“Treasury of Atreus”

This block weight about 100 tons

Gold burial masks from Mycenaean shaft graves

Gold burial mask fromMycenaean shaft grave.

Schliemann claims thisis the face ofAgamemnon.