Heinrich Schliemann’s 1873 dig at Hisarlık uncovered a hoard he claimed as Priam’s Treasure, but his trench cut through multiple ancient layers and missed the Bronze Age city most likely tied to Homer’s Troy. The gold was smuggled out of the Ottoman Empire, fought over in court, then spent decades moving between Berlin, a Berlin flak tower, and a Moscow museum basement. [storica.club]
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