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What did Heinrich Schliemann find at the Treasury of Minyas in Orchomenus?
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Heinrich Schliemann
Heinrich Schliemann, detail of an engraving by A. Weger, after a photograph.
When Heinrich Schliemann excavated the site of the Treasury of Minyas at Orchomenus in 1880, 1881, and 1886, he found very little of significance, discovering primarily the remains of a beautiful ceiling.1