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by the conflagration A knife and a piece of a sword Signs of the Treasure having been packed in a wooden chest The key found The Treasure probably left behind in an effort to escape Other articles found near the Treasure The thousands of gold jewels found in a silver vase The two golden diadems The ear-rings, bracelets, and finger-rings The smaller jewels of gold Analysis of the copper articles by M. Landerer Discovery of another room in the palace containing an inscribed stone, and curious terra-cottas Silver dishes Greek terra-cotta figures Great abundance of the owl-faced vases Limited extent of Troy Its walls traced Poetic exaggerations of Homer The one great point of Troy's reality established It was as large as the primitive Athens and Mycenæ The wealth and power of Troy Great height of its houses Probable population Troy known to Homer only by tradition Question of a temple in Homer's time Characteristics of the Trojan stratum of remains, and their difference from those of the lowest stratum The former opinion on this point recalled Layer of metallic scorice through the whole hill Error of Strabo about the utter destruction of Troy Part of the real Troy unfortunately destroyed in the earlier excavations; but many Trojan houses brought to light since The stones of Troy not used in building other cities Trojan houses of sun-dried bricks, except the most important buildings, which are of stones and earth Extent and results of the excavations Advice to future explorers Further excavations on the north side Very curious terra-cotta vessels Perforated vases A terra-cotta with hieroglyphics Heads of oxen and horses; their probable significance Idols of the Ilian Athena Greek and Roman medals Greek inscriptions Final close of the excavations; thanksgiving for freedom from serious accidents Commendations of Nicolaus Saphyros Jannakis, and other assistants, and of the artist Polychronios Tempesis, and of the engineer Adolphe Laurent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		321

Note A. The river Dumbrek is not the Thymbrius, but the Simoïs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		358
Note B. Table of terra-cotta weights found at Hissarlik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		359
Note C. Analysis by M. Damour of some of the metallic objects found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		361
Appendix on the Inscriptions found at Hissarlik . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		363
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		375
Comparative Table of the Illustrations in Dr. Schliemann's Atlas and the Translation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .		386