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From the Ted Talk by Einav Zamir Dembin: Did ancient Troy really exist?

Unscramble the Blue Letters


After the war’s end, fnark clevrat began to srvuey the site, but lacked the fudns for a full excavation. This was where the wealthy German businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich slahcimenn came in. At Calvert’s invitation,

Schliemann visited the grounds in 1868, and decided to excavate. Eager to find the ancient city, Schliemann tore massive trenches all the way to the base of the hill. There, he uecenvrod a hraod of precious artifacts, jewelry, and mtareolwk, including two diadems and a copper shield. Schliemann took full credit for the discovery, announcing that he had found Troy and the treasure of its king Priam. But the real treasure was elsewhere. When later archaeologists studied the site, they realized that the mound consisted of no less than nine cities, each built atop the ruins of the last. The lyaer Schliemann had uncovered dated back to the Mycenaean Age, more than 1,000 years too early for Homer.

Open Cloze


After the war’s end, _____ _______ began to ______ the site, but lacked the _____ for a full excavation. This was where the wealthy German businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich __________ came in. At Calvert’s invitation,

Schliemann visited the grounds in 1868, and decided to excavate. Eager to find the ancient city, Schliemann tore massive trenches all the way to the base of the hill. There, he _________ a _____ of precious artifacts, jewelry, and _________, including two diadems and a copper shield. Schliemann took full credit for the discovery, announcing that he had found Troy and the treasure of its king Priam. But the real treasure was elsewhere. When later archaeologists studied the site, they realized that the mound consisted of no less than nine cities, each built atop the ruins of the last. The _____ Schliemann had uncovered dated back to the Mycenaean Age, more than 1,000 years too early for Homer.

Solution


  1. calvert
  2. funds
  3. metalwork
  4. layer
  5. survey
  6. uncovered
  7. schliemann
  8. hoard
  9. frank

Original Text


After the war’s end, Frank Calvert began to survey the site, but lacked the funds for a full excavation. This was where the wealthy German businessman and amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann came in. At Calvert’s invitation,

Schliemann visited the grounds in 1868, and decided to excavate. Eager to find the ancient city, Schliemann tore massive trenches all the way to the base of the hill. There, he uncovered a hoard of precious artifacts, jewelry, and metalwork, including two diadems and a copper shield. Schliemann took full credit for the discovery, announcing that he had found Troy and the treasure of its king Priam. But the real treasure was elsewhere. When later archaeologists studied the site, they realized that the mound consisted of no less than nine cities, each built atop the ruins of the last. The layer Schliemann had uncovered dated back to the Mycenaean Age, more than 1,000 years too early for Homer.

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