Troy’s tale was written by Homer in The Iliad, detailing the story of the famed Achilles and the siege that ended in the Trojans losing the war to the Greeks. However, what was previously believed to be a myth was discovered in 1870 after an archaeologist uncovered the city of Troy. Th...
Notable alumni include archaeologist and author Stanley South and FEMA administrator Brock Long. Its athletic teams are known as the Mountaineers and compete in NCAA Division 1 in 10 varsity men’s sports, and 10 women’s. Appalachian State University offers an online Master of Science in ...
Archaeologist, collector and tile maker Henry Chapman Mercer founded the museum in 1916 to display his incredible 40,000-piece collection of pre-industrial tools, early manual technologies and crafts related to American life before mechanization including a whaling boat and a Conestoga wagon. Permanent...