Troy VI
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Troy VI is a major Late Bronze Age phase of the ancient city of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and often associated with the setting of Homer’s Trojan War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Troy VI canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5007575 — 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 VI Context triple: [Troy, hasArchaeologicalLayer, Troy VI]
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A.
Troy II
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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B.
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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C.
Ilion
Ilion is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, located within the West Athens regional unit.
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D.
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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E.
Lagash
Lagash was an important ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia, known for its early political power, distinctive art, and extensive cuneiform records.
- 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 VI Target entity description: Troy VI is a major Late Bronze Age phase of the ancient city of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and often associated with the setting of Homer’s Trojan War.
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A.
Troy II
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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B.
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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C.
Ilion
Ilion is a suburban municipality in the Athens metropolitan area of Greece, located within the West Athens regional unit.
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D.
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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E.
Lagash
Lagash was an important ancient Sumerian city-state in southern Mesopotamia, known for its early political power, distinctive art, and extensive cuneiform records.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Bronze Age settlement
ⓘ
archaeological site phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Homeric Troy
ⓘ
Trojan War tradition ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhaseOf | Troy ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aegean trade networks
ⓘ
linked to:
Aegean trade network
Anatolian hinterland ⓘ |
| culturalAttribution | Anatolian culture with Aegean influences ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | earthquake (main destruction event) ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1300 BC ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | earthquake damage in walls and buildings ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Carl Blegen
ⓘ
Manfred Korfmann ⓘ Wilhelm Dörpfeld ⓘ |
| follows | Troy V ⓘ |
| hasCitadel | fortified upper city ⓘ |
| hasCityWallThickness | up to several meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
drainage systems
ⓘ
gate complexes ⓘ large elite residences ⓘ massive fortification walls ⓘ megaron-type buildings ⓘ paved streets ⓘ projecting towers ⓘ sloping stone walls ⓘ stone foundations with mudbrick superstructures ⓘ well-planned urban layout ⓘ |
| hasSubphase | Troy VIh ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Troy" ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
major regional center
ⓘ
prosperous trading city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hisarlik
ⓘ
modern-day Turkey ⓘ northwestern Anatolia ⓘ
linked to:
Western Anatolia
Çanakkale Province ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
Mycenaean-style pottery imports
ⓘ
bronze objects ⓘ local Anatolian ceramics ⓘ weapons and tools ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impressive fortifications
ⓘ
large-scale urban expansion ⓘ possible identification with Homeric Ilion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Troad region
ⓘ
linked to:
Troad
ancient city of Troy ⓘ |
| precedes | Troy VIIa ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1700 BC ⓘ |
| stratigraphicLevel | sixth major settlement level at Troy ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | lower town (poorly preserved archaeologically) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Bronze Age
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy VI Description of subject: Troy VI is a major Late Bronze Age phase of the ancient city of Troy, notable for its impressive fortifications and often associated with the setting of Homer’s Trojan War.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.