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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Bronze Age settlement
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archaeological site phase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Homeric Troy
NERFINISHED
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Trojan War tradition ⓘ |
| chronologicalPhaseOf | Troy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Aegean trade networks
NERFINISHED
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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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manfred Korfmann NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilhelm Dörpfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Troy V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitadel | fortified upper city ⓘ |
| hasCityWallThickness | up to several meters ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
drainage systems
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Archaeological Site of Troy" ⓘ |
| interpretedAs |
major regional center
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prosperous trading city ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hisarlik
NERFINISHED
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modern-day Turkey ⓘ northwestern Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Çanakkale Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
Mycenaean-style pottery imports
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bronze objects ⓘ local Anatolian ceramics ⓘ weapons and tools ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impressive fortifications
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large-scale urban expansion ⓘ possible identification with Homeric Ilion ⓘ |
| partOf |
Troad region
NERFINISHED
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ancient city of Troy ⓘ |
| precedes | Troy VIIa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1700 BC ⓘ |
| stratigraphicLevel | sixth major settlement level at Troy ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | lower town (poorly preserved archaeologically) ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Late Bronze Age
ⓘ
Middle Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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