Uncovered in Turkey: Mysterious Artifacts That May Finally Confirm the Legendary Trojan War’s Existence!
Efforts to excavate the Troy site have ramped up in recent years, though the area has been of archaeological interest since the initial discoveries there in the 19th century. Current efforts that are part of Turkey’s Legacy for the Future Project are specifically honing in on the site’s archaeological layer that dates to around the 13th century B.C.E., perhaps the time of the Trojan War.
The Discovery Of Late Bronze Age Relics Possibly Related To The Trojan War
Anadolu Agency PhotoArchaeologists working to excavate a destruction layer dated back to the Late Bronze Age.
Speaking to Türkiye Today, Professor Rüstem Aslan of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, the excavation team leader, outlined this season’s goals: “In our work this season, we aim to reach the destruction layer of the Late Bronze Age that is thought to be linked to the Trojan War.”
Previous excavations have uncovered signs of violence and destruction, but Aslan noted that it is difficult to directly tie such evidence specifically to ancient warfare. Excavations in the 1930s and 1980s did, however, uncover burnt layers, damaged buildings, and haphazardly buried skeletons, which could signify battle. The regions in which they were found have been dubbed Troy 6 and Troy 7.
Anadolu Agency PhotoPrevious years’ excavations showed signs of wartime fires and weaponry.
Those two layers are the focus of this season’s excavations, Aslan told the Anadolu Agency.
“These destruction layers contain war tools and disturbed human remains that could indicate conflict,” Aslan said. “We encountered the first hints of such layers in the area between the agora, the palace, and the defensive walls.”
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