Um… yeah… what do you think? 
I don’t see why not? I think we need more evidence before we can say with any certainty. And even if not, it sure helps put archaeology into a spotlight. Imagine what some will say: Well, if they found Ajax’s palace, then surely the entire Iliad must be 100% true! All hail Zeus!.
Thank you 1%homeless!
Do you know of any associated university website that keeps track of progress made at the dig? For example, in support of the work done by the late Manfred Korfmann, Project Troia has this very valuable website…
BTW: for those of you who follow developments at Troy, Joachim Latacz’s “Troy and Homer” is indispensable.
Cordially,
Paul
Thanks for all the links. Latacz’s book sounds interesting; I’m still several decades behind. 
I’m afraid there isn’t one. At least I couldn’t find one even after searching the Greek web; not even the sites of the excavation’s sponsors(?) one of which (the main one I think) was the University of Ioannina (sp?)
Thanks for posting this-this is fascinating. It fits in well with Bittlestone’s theory that the western part of Kephallonia is actually the historical Ithaka. Isn’t it strange how Homer (Homer’s world I mean) seems to keep on re-appearing? Paul-I didn’t know that Professor Korffmann was dead. I picked up Latacz’s book & it does look like the latest word on Homer, but i’ll have to wait until the summer to read it. Regards, Paige.
Hi Paige,
I was shocked to hear of Korfmann’s death. He was only 63. Apparently, he died of lung cancer.
The wikipedia has a blurb about him.
When you get around to it, please let me know if you are enjoying Latacz’s book.
Hi Irene,
Thanks for looking! It’s a shame that there is no website for this effort. I guess we’ll simply to have wait a few years before learning much more about Ajax’s “digs”.
Cordially,
Paul
Paul: Hi-do you know who is going to direct the Troy project now? I assume it will continue, whoever is in charge. They were supposed to continue this summer. Anyway, Mercedes-Benz ought to be good for the money! I saw a couple of interviews with Prof. Korfman, & i was impressed by his dedication. These kind of break-throughs in archaeology make me really hungry to visit Greece & Turkey & just concentrate on the Homeric sites. I’ve spent some time at the main sites in Greece & of course they’re well worth more time, but all this new stuff makes Homer more and more vivid. What a fascinating topic! By the way, there are a couple of great new books on Penelope, so that angle of Homeric studies is going strong too. regards, Paige.
Hi Paige,
Please see http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/troia/eng/neues.html#director
Also, in poking around the website I discovered that Latacz has a Ph.D. in classical philology. Hence his perspective on Troy is, for me at least, more interesting than one based solely in archaeology.
Cordially,
Paul
Paul-Archaeologists tend to be dull-I’m sort of one myself. They make up for it with after-work festivities-anyway the digs I’ve been on did! At one of the places I worked on a few years ago, the director (a British lady) politely reminded the crew that we were having a lot of visitors & we needed to be a little more modest in our dress. Ahem, ahem. Regards, Paige.