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Following the controversial debate of the significance of Late Bronze Age Troia residing mostly in the German public media from July through December 2001 (see: controversy ), the University of Tübingen took initiative to organize a public debate of the issues in a symposium : "The Importance of Troia in the Late Bronze Age" on February 15 / 16, 2002 at the University in an effort to finish the media hype with a return into the appropriate academic arena. ( Prof. Korfmann had agreed to this debate after Prof. Kolb had revoked the strong language that constituted an insult to Korfmann´s scientific reputation.) For the program and a summary review please refer to the German page "symposium" .Sorry, there is no detailed English version available, because the controversy remains mainly confined to the German speaking media.

As an exception we are aware of two commentaries on the symposium in "The Times" of February 25, 2002 by Ph.Howard and N.Hammond. In addition "The Times" on March 2 published two subsequent letters to the editor by D.Easton and A.Sherratt). In the further course of the year 2002 there were two additional articles in the American press: 

An interview of Hershel Shanks (Archaeology Odyssee vol 5, issue July/August 2002, pp 24-35) with Pof.W.-D.Niemeyer: "Greeks vs. Hittites: Why Troy is Troy and the Trojan War is Real"

John Noble Wilford: " Was Troy a Metropolis ? Homer Isn´t Talking" (The New York Times, Oct.22, 2002)
 
 
 

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Date Last Modified: 27/Oct/02
By: HGJ