Öz Professor Ekrem Akurgal has achieved fame above ali through his wide-ranging scholarly work in western Asia Minör. No part of the country has escaped his attention, and of course no place there has a greater appeal for scholars and the wider public than Troy. It would be a pleasure to offer an authoritative essay to this volüme. But the issues here involved are complex ones depending on scientific technlques which require uptodate specialist knowledge. So this littie contribution consists ratherof a query raised by an amateur which will perhaps be regarded as nothing more than an abortive rearguard action.