Heinrich Schliemann, born in 1822 near the German city of Rostock, did not have a lucky start in life. Due to financial hardship, he broke off his studies as a young man and began a business ...

From early childhood, German archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann was obsessed with the Greek legend of Troy. He was also the one who most famously excavated the city that fascinates people still today.

“Heinrich Schliemann,” the author observes, “was a strange man.” Self-educated, he taught himself 22 languages, traveled around the world, and wrote at least seven major books.

Heinrich Schliemann moved to Indianapolis in 1869. (Photo courtesy of the University Library Heidelberg) Heinrich Schliemann didn’t spend long in Indianapolis, but he is one of the most colorful ...

Heinrich Schliemann News from United Press International.Today is Thursday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2005 with 359 to follow.

It used to be said that every schoolchild knew Heinrich Schliemann, but a quick survey disclosed that that is no longer the case. Even so, before we rant about today's hyperspeed culture of ...

Dr. Heinrich Schliemann, the archaeologist, whose death was announced yesterday, has been known the world over as the "Discoverer of Troy," and, although it is by no means certain that he has a ...

Heinrich Schliemann, a German amateur archaeologist, started excavation of the ancient city in 1870. Schliemann had found that rather than one city, there had been at least nine built on top of ...

A team of researchers from the universities of Tübingen, Bonn, and Jena has conclusively demonstrated that wine was consumed in the ancient city of Troy, providing chemical evidence that supports a ...