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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Troy Archaeological Site canonical | 1 |
| Troy archaeological site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6977505 — 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 Archaeological Site Context triple: [Çanakkale Province, hasHistoricalSite, Troy Archaeological Site]
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A.
Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
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B.
Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
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C.
Valley of the Temples
The Valley of the Temples is a renowned archaeological park near Agrigento in Sicily, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and classical ruins.
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D.
Olympos Ruins
Olympos Ruins are the remains of an ancient Lycian coastal city in southern Turkey, known for its scenic setting amid forests and beaches and its blend of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine heritage.
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E.
Apamea archaeological site
Apamea archaeological site is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman city in western Syria, renowned for its extensive colonnaded street and well-preserved ruins.
- 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 Archaeological Site Target entity description: 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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A.
Olympia archaeological site
The Olympia archaeological site is an ancient sanctuary in Greece that served as the birthplace of the Olympic Games and a major religious center dedicated primarily to Zeus and Hera.
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B.
Delphi archaeological site
The Delphi archaeological site is an ancient Greek sanctuary on the slopes of Mount Parnassus, famed as the seat of the Oracle of Apollo and one of the most important religious and cultural centers of the classical world.
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C.
Valley of the Temples
The Valley of the Temples is a renowned archaeological park near Agrigento in Sicily, famous for its exceptionally well-preserved ancient Greek temples and classical ruins.
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D.
Olympos Ruins
Olympos Ruins are the remains of an ancient Lycian coastal city in southern Turkey, known for its scenic setting amid forests and beaches and its blend of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine heritage.
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E.
Apamea archaeological site
Apamea archaeological site is an ancient Hellenistic and Roman city in western Syria, renowned for its extensive colonnaded street and well-preserved ruins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Iliad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy |
Carl Blegen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heinrich Schliemann NERFINISHED ⓘ Manfred Korfmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Dörpfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
appearance in Homeric epics
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association with the Trojan War ⓘ |
| firstMajorExcavationBy | Heinrich Schliemann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate | 39.957°N 26.238°E ⓘ |
| hasCulturalLayer |
Troy I
NERFINISHED
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Troy II NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy III ⓘ Troy IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy V NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Roman theatre
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fortification walls ⓘ gates ⓘ megaron-type buildings ⓘ multi-layered ruins ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasNearbyMuseum | Troy Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeSpan | over three millennia of occupation ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | archaeological conservation area ⓘ |
| identifiedWith | legendary city of Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Ilion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ilium NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northwestern Turkey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dardanelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | cultural heritage of Turkey ⓘ |
| periodCovered |
Byzantine period
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Early Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Hellenistic period ⓘ Late Bronze Age ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
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(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Troy Archaeological Site Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Troy archaeological site