Troy Archaeological Site

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Troy Archaeological Site is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over three millennia of continuous occupation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient city
archaeological site
country Turkey
describedIn Iliad
linked to: Homer's Iliad

Odyssey
excavatedBy Carl Blegen
Heinrich Schliemann
Manfred Korfmann
Wilhelm Dörpfeld
famousFor appearance in Homeric epics
association with the Trojan War
firstMajorExcavationBy Heinrich Schliemann
hasCoordinate 39.957°N 26.238°E
hasCulturalLayer Troy I
Troy II
Troy III
Troy IV
Troy IX
Troy V
Troy VI
Troy VII
linked to: Troy VIIa

Troy VIII
hasFeature Roman theatre
fortification walls
gates
megaron-type buildings
multi-layered ruins
sanctuaries
hasNearbyMuseum Troy Museum
hasTimeSpan over three millennia of occupation
heritageDesignation archaeological conservation area
identifiedWith legendary city of Troy
linked to: ancient Troy
knownAs Ilion
linked to: Τροῖα

Ilium
Troy
locatedIn northwestern Turkey
Çanakkale Province
locatedNear Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
partOf cultural heritage of Turkey
periodCovered Byzantine period
Early Bronze Age
Hellenistic period
Late Bronze Age
Roman period
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii)
(iii)
(vi)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1998

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Çanakkale Province hasHistoricalSite Troy Archaeological Site
Troad hasArchaeologicalSite Troy archaeological site
linked to: Troy Archaeological Site
Troy II partOf Troy (archaeological site)
linked to: Troy Archaeological Site
Tevfikiye hasHeritageContext Troy archaeological zone
linked to: Troy Archaeological Site
Troy III partOf Troy archaeological site
linked to: Troy Archaeological Site