For those of you who haven't been able to get to Troy recently, and want to see
what's going on in the recent excavations, the Institute  for Mediterranean
Studies has recently made available a video _in English_ (previously available
only in German and perhaps Turkish) with highlights of the 1993 and 1994
excavation seasons.   Hoepfully, 1995 will be available soon, as well.  School
and museum libraries might want a copy.  Here are some highlights (straight from
the order form):

Troy Excavations 1993 -- Parts of the Bronze Age defensive system (a rock-cut
ditch) are discovered in the Lower City; within the city, foundations of houses
from Troy III and IV with dome ovens are uncovered.  At Kumtepe, walls dating to
the beginning of the 4th millennium are found.  From the post-Bronze Age period,
mosaic floors from the 4th century A.D. are found in the Lower City, and
evidence of the Fimbria destruction of Troy in 85 B.C. is uncovered in the
Sanctuary.  Restoration of the Odeion continued and a cuirassed statue of the
Roman emperor Hadrian, found in the rubble of the stage building, is restored.
The Hellenistic stairs at the northeast bastion are also restored.

Troy Excavations 1994 -- Burials of the 5th millennium B.C. are unearthed at
Kumtepe, and levels from Troy I through V are excavated in and around the
Schliemann trench.  New Troy VII houses are found along the southern side of the
mound.  More of the Troy VI rock-cut defensive ditch was uncovered.  From the
post-Bronze Age period, a marble statuette of the goddess Cybele (once gilded)
was found in a Roman well in the Lower City.  The Sanctuary yielded a
Hellenistic building with pebble mosaics, a new Archaic building with an Aeolic
capital (!!), fibulas, and pottery from the "Dark Ages" (1000-700 B.C.).

Anyone who is interesting in getting the video (or perhaps having their library
order it) can get it from:
The Institute for Mediterranean Studies
7086 East Aracoma Drive
Cincinnati, OH 45237, USA
fax: 513 631-1715

The cost is $39.95 for either USA or European (PAL) VHS tapes, plus shipping and
handling (first tape is $4.00 for USA, $5.00 for Canada, $6.00 for overseas,
with $1.00 added for each additional video).  Checks should be made out to
"Friends of Troy."

Regards,
Regan Barr

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