Troy II
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Troy II is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the ancient site of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and association with rich archaeological finds.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troy II canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5007574 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troy II Context triple: [Troy, hasArchaeologicalLayer, Troy II]
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A.
Troja
Troja is a district in Prague known for hosting several academic and research facilities, including parts of Charles University’s Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
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B.
Ilion
Ilion is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, located within the West Athens regional unit.
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C.
Avaris
Avaris was the ancient Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta of Egypt, known as a major political and religious center during the Second Intermediate Period.
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D.
Morgantina
Morgantina was an ancient Sicel and later Greek city in central Sicily, known for its archaeological remains that illuminate the island’s indigenous and Hellenistic cultures.
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E.
Tanagra
Tanagra was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia, noted for its strategic location and for the finely crafted terracotta figurines known as Tanagra figurines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Troy II Target entity description: Troy II is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the ancient site of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and association with rich archaeological finds.
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A.
Troja
Troja is a district in Prague known for hosting several academic and research facilities, including parts of Charles University’s Faculty of Mathematics and Physics.
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B.
Ilion
Ilion is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, located within the West Athens regional unit.
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C.
Avaris
Avaris was the ancient Hyksos capital in the Nile Delta of Egypt, known as a major political and religious center during the Second Intermediate Period.
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D.
Morgantina
Morgantina was an ancient Sicel and later Greek city in central Sicily, known for its archaeological remains that illuminate the island’s indigenous and Hellenistic cultures.
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E.
Tanagra
Tanagra was an ancient Greek city in Boeotia, noted for its strategic location and for the finely crafted terracotta figurines known as Tanagra figurines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bronze Age settlement layer
ⓘ
archaeological site phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Priam’s Treasure ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | Troy I ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Troy III ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Heinrich Schliemann
ⓘ
Wilhelm Dörpfeld ⓘ |
| hasAccessStructure | monumental gate ramp ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFind |
ceramic vessels
ⓘ
copper artifacts ⓘ gold jewelry ⓘ rich metal objects ⓘ silver vessels ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
domestic houses
ⓘ
megaron ⓘ storage buildings ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMaterial |
mudbrick
ⓘ
stone ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
complex social organization
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ planned fortification system ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gateways with towers
ⓘ
massive fortification walls ⓘ megaron-type buildings ⓘ mudbrick superstructures ⓘ ramp leading to main gate ⓘ stone foundations ⓘ |
| hasSubphase | Troy IIg ⓘ |
| hasTypeSiteRole | key phase for Troy stratigraphy ⓘ |
| hasWallType | cyclopean-style masonry ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
fortified citadel
ⓘ
regional center of power ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hisarlik
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ Çanakkale Province ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | Early Bronze Age ⓘ |
| partOf |
Troy (archaeological site)
ⓘ
linked to:
Troy Archaeological Site
|
| partOfCulturalContext |
Aegean–Anatolian interaction sphere
ⓘ
linked to:
Aegean Bronze Age
Early Bronze Age Anatolia ⓘ
linked to:
Anatolian Bronze Age cultures
|
| stratigraphicLevelOf | Troy (multi-period settlement) ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Aegean prehistory
ⓘ
Anatolian archaeology ⓘ archaeology ⓘ |
| timeSpanApproximate | 3rd millennium BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy II Description of subject: Troy II is an early Bronze Age settlement layer at the ancient site of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and association with rich archaeological finds.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Priam’s Treasure (Schliemann’s Troy collection, partial)
subject linked to:
Troy, ancient city