--- author: Eric Wagoner date: '1999-10-27T02:22:50' draft: false title: When describing the gold burial --- When describing the gold burial mask Heinrich Schliemann (discoverer of Troy and Mycanae) found, he said, "I have gazed on the face of Agamemnon." Now, [some accuse Heinrich of faking the whole thing.](http://www.archaeology.org/9907/etc/mask.html) This is potentially explosive stuff, and this Month's _Archaeology_ treats the subject with care.