https://freerepublic.com/tag/wilhelmdoerpfeld/ en-us Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:13:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4393101/posts Wilhelm Dörpfeld was a German architect and archaeologist, a pioneer of stratigraphic excavation and precise graphical documentation of archaeological projects... In 1877, Döerpfeld became an assistant at the excavations of Ancient Olympia, Greece, conducted under Richard Bohn, Friedrich Adler, and Ernst Curtius. He later became the technical manager of the project. The group uncovered, among other artifacts, an intact statue of Hermes by Praxiteles. The excavations revived the memory of the ancient Olympic Games and contributed toward the establishment of the modern Olympic Games, in 1896. In 1882, Dörpfeld joined Schliemann, who was then excavating Troy... The two eventually became... lefkadahistory.gr https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4393101/posts#comment Tue, 25 Aug 2026 21:13:25 GMT