Ilios; the city and country of the Trojans. The results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the (14796863623)

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Title: Ilios; the city and country of the Trojans. The results of researches and discoveries on the site of Troy and throughout the Troad in the years 1871-72-73-78-79, including an autobiography of the author

Year: 1880 (1880s)

Authors: Schliemann, Heinrich, 1822-1890 Virchow, Rudolf, 1821-1902 Müller, F. Max (Friedrich Max), 1823-1900 Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry), 1845-1933 Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919 Brugsch, Heinrich, 1827-1894 Ascherson, Paul, 1834-1913 Postolakas, Achilles Burnouf, Emile, 1821-1907 Calvert, Frank Dufield, Alexander James, 1821-90

Subjects: Archaeology

Publisher: New York: Harper & Bros

Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute

Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

Text Appearing Before Image:

. 608 is a perforated object of green gabbro-rock, probably aweight. Under Nos. 609 to 616 I represent eight Trojan sling-bullets ofloadstone or haematite; except No. 616, which is of green diorite. All ofthem are well polished; and, with the rude implements which the Trojanshad at their disposal, it must have been tremendous work to cut andsmooth the hard stone into the cylindroid shape of the bullets beforeus. In fact, labour must have had very little or- no value at that time,for otherwise it is impossible to imagine that whole months should havebeen wasted on the manufacture of one bullet, which was lost as soon asit was slung. Similar sling-bullets have never been found except inAssyria and in a sepulchre at Camirus in Khodes. The British Museum 7 Jcs. Hampel, Ant. prehist. PI. xiv. 8. Chap. VII.) TROJAN SLING BULLETS. 437 contains a number of such bullets from Assyria, of haematite and magneticiron, also two which seem to be of granite; besides one of loadstone No. 609. No. 611.

Text Appearing After Image:

Nos. 609-613. Sling Bullets of Haematite or Loadstone. (7 :8 actual size. Depth, 26 t) 29 ft ) No. 616.

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