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title: Schliemann's Trench
author: Dosseman
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17194/schliemanns-trench/
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updated: 2023-03-22
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# Schliemann's Trench

_Authored by Dosseman_

## Image File

[![Schliemann's Trench](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17194.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17194.jpg)

## Image Caption

Schliemann's Trench at Hisarlik, the site of ancient [Troy](https://www.worldhistory.org/troy/), near Tevfikiye, modern-day [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). The 40-metre (131 ft) wide, 17-metre (55 ft) deep trench was laid out N-S across the middle of the mound or tell at TroyHeinrich Schliemann from 1870 to 1873. The project resulted in the partial or total destruction of significant architectural structures belonging to the levels above, but at the base of the trench, Schliemann laid bare the walls from the early period of Troy I (c. 2920 BCE).

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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Troy_Schliemann_trench_2658.jpg) by **Dosseman**. Submitted by [Kim Martins](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/kim.martins/ "User Page: Kim Martins"), published on 12 March 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.