In this first-hand account of his excavations at Hissarlik in Turkey, 'translated by the author's sanction' in 1875, Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890), a successful businessman and self-taught archaeologist, describes the discoveries which convinced him that he had proved the real historical existence of the legendary city of Troy.

This translation of 1875 describes the discoveries which convinced Schliemann that he had located the Homeric city of Troy.