Troy, Turkey
Troy, Turkey [Si].Large tell near Hissarlik on the Aegean coast of Asia Minor overlooking the Dardanelles, discovered by HEINRICH SCHLIEMANN in AD 1871 and proclaimed as the lost city of Troy referred to by HOMER in The Illiad. Schliemann excavated at the site between 1871 and 1890. The results from this and subsequent work, notably by Carl Blegen in the 1930s, allow the identification of seven successive cities, each with numerous subphases, spanning the period 3000 BC to 1000 BC.
Troy I dates to the period 3000 BC to 2500 BC and was a small settlement of 0.5ha defended by a mud-brick wall set on stone foundations. Houses of the period had built-in cupboards and sleeping platforms. Tin-bronze was introduced during Troy I. Late in the 4th millennium the site was destroyed.
Troy II, dated to 2500 BC to 2300 BC, was larger and wealthier than its predecessor, but the buildings were...
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