Archaeological Site of Troy
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The Archaeological Site of Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over 4,000 years of continuous human settlement and history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Archaeological Site of Troy canonical | 2 |
| Archaeological Site of Troy (UNESCO) | 1 |
| Troy UNESCO World Heritage Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6977506 — 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: Archaeological Site of Troy Context triple: [Çanakkale Province, hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite, Archaeological Site of Troy]
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Archaeological Site of Aigai
The Archaeological Site of Aigai is the ancient royal capital of Macedon, renowned for its monumental palace and royal tombs, including that of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
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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.
Gordium archaeological site
The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.
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D.
Ancient city of Side
The Ancient city of Side is a well-preserved Greco-Roman coastal settlement in southern Turkey, renowned for its monumental theater, temples, and harbor ruins.
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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: Archaeological Site of Troy Target entity description: The Archaeological Site of Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over 4,000 years of continuous human settlement and history.
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A.
Archaeological Site of Aigai
The Archaeological Site of Aigai is the ancient royal capital of Macedon, renowned for its monumental palace and royal tombs, including that of Philip II, father of Alexander the Great.
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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.
Gordium archaeological site
The Gordium archaeological site is the ancient capital of the Phrygian kingdom in central Anatolia, best known as the legendary home of King Midas and the setting of the Gordian Knot myth.
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D.
Ancient city of Side
The Ancient city of Side is a well-preserved Greco-Roman coastal settlement in southern Turkey, renowned for its monumental theater, temples, and harbor ruins.
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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 (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hisarlik
NERFINISHED
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Ilion NERFINISHED ⓘ Troia NERFINISHED ⓘ Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Iliad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestOccupationDate | circa 3000 BCE ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ multi-layered archaeological remains ⓘ |
| governingBody | Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalFeature |
Roman theater
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bouleuterion ⓘ city walls ⓘ defensive ditches ⓘ fortifications ⓘ gates ⓘ residential buildings ⓘ sanctuaries ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLatitude | 39.957 ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLongitude | 26.238 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAssociation |
Anatolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ancient Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Hittite civilization NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDurationOfOccupation | over 4000 years ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Troy Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfSettlementLayers | at least 9 major layers ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Bronze Age
ⓘ
Byzantine period ⓘ Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Roman period ⓘ |
| hasProtectionStatus | archaeological conservation area ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
archaeological tourism
ⓘ
cultural tourism ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguageEvidence |
Greek
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ Luwian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Homeric scholarship
ⓘ
Trojan War studies ⓘ classical archaeology research ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Turkey
ⓘ
northwestern Turkey ⓘ Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aegean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dardanelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearSettlement | Tevfikiye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Troad region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria |
(ii)
ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ (vi) ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId | 849 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Archaeological Site of Troy Description of subject: The Archaeological Site of Troy is the ancient city in northwestern Turkey famed from Homeric epics and renowned for its multi-layered ruins that reveal over 4,000 years of continuous human settlement and history.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Archaeological Site of Troy (UNESCO)
this entity surface form:
Troy UNESCO World Heritage Site