Frank Calvert
British archaeologist (1828-1908) · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Died at 79
Frank Calvert (1828-1908) was an English immigrant who was a consular official in the eastern Mediterranean region and an amateur archaeologist. He began exploratory excavations on the mound at Hisarlık, seven years before the arrival of Heinrich Schliemann.
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![Frank Calvert's sketch of the location of Thymbra Farm on the right bank of Kemer Creek (the ancient Thymbria), a right tributary of the Scamander. Using it one can easily locate the farm, which was confiscated by the Turkish government in 1939 (again, as it was Turkish headquarters in the Battle of Gallipoli) and remains a government farm. The modern buildings are next to the old farm on the east. The village was redistricted out of existence, but it was never there during the Calvert tenure.[22]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/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%2C_including_an_autobiography_of_the_%2814598254988%29.jpg/1280px-thumbnail.jpg)
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1828 to 1908 · aged 79
