The Art Historian's Lens

I've always recognized the connections between the stories that art tell, and the cultures who produced them. However, i have never before recognized the possible connection between fictitious stories and history, using art as evidence t bridge the two. The possibility of a connection with stories makes art history much more interesting for me. 

In reference to the specifics that this reading is talking about, i see justification in the criticism of excavation tech Schliemann's niques. However, critics have to remember that his excavations were performed without out modern knowlege. We should also apreciate the fact that, without his interest and determination, we wouldn't have any of the artifacts at all.