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The destruction of Troy: Homer, the excavators and the Hittite archives
A2 Destruction of Troy
What this note covers
- The site and its layers
- Homer's Iliad as a source
- The excavators: Schliemann to Korfmann
- Hittite evidence: Wilusa and Ahhiyawa
- Four explanations of the destruction
- Changing contexts of interpretation
- Building the Troy essay
7 sections · 10 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes
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