“Meh, no legitimate archaelogists went searching for Troy either, until Schliemann did, and he found it.”
Prior to him, most scholars thought Troy was mythical.
It’s commonly said that most scholars thought that Troy was mythical. Not having been around then, I can’t say. But Frank Calvert actually found the site of Troy and told Schliemann about it—who bought the property. From Homer’s clues it wasn’t clear where the exact location of Troy was.
See #25