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 |
|---|---|
| Troy Archaeological Site canonical | 1 |
| Troy archaeological site | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient city
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
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 ⓘ |
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Troy archaeological site