Institut für Ur- und Frühgeschichte und Archäologie des Mittelalters, Universität Tübingen, DEU
Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, USA
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Troia-Exhibition
CONTROVERSY
2001
SYMPOSIUM
2002
(TÜBINGEN)
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Ten areas were excavated and five sections of the site were restored, two of them for aid to visitors.
For ease of orientation you can use the following images of the most important building phases of the citadel und of the lower city. Clicking the images will load the pictures in full size.
 Citadel
of Troia.
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Troia I-III (ca. 2600 - 2300 B.C.)
In quadrat FG6 the excavation started in 1997 was extended into an intact area containing undisturbed structures from Troia VI down to Troia II. The megaron of Phase III uncovered partially in 1998 was completely opened up including the antae.
Ram´s head from the
inventory of the megaron (Troia 40848)
The adjacent Gate FO (Troia II ) could
clearly be identified as older than the megaron. Among the three extended
burnt layers of Troia I - III our findings put the youngest burnt horizon
into a new chronological sequence; each one of the burnt layers is associated
with the various treasure-hoards.
To the north of this megaron two more
megara could be identified indicating that in the late phase of the Maritime
Troia Culture the centre of the settlement was shifted. Further investigations
occured in quadrats B4 and B5 where the surrounding of gates FH and FL
needed clarification.
Troia VI-VII (ca. 1700 - 1150 B.C.)
Investigations in the
Lower City were carried out mainly in three areas:
1. In the settlement
area directly west of the citadel (quadrats x7, y8, and z5). Searchtrenches
for the Troia VI - Wall of the lower city assumed in x7 showed that the
whole slope region had been cleared for the construction of a temenos wall
around the Troia VIII - Sanctuary. As a consequence, no Troia VI findings
are to be expected here. Directly behind the temenos wall, however, we
find intact Troia V layers which we expect to investigate in the year 2000.
After all we are lacking decisive finds and material from this period -
just to mention the query for the first occurence of horses in Troia.
In y8 and z5 we find
first good indications for the main access road to the Troia VI citadel
to be expanded in the next campaign.
2. In KL16/17 the investigation
of the "Negative" architecture cut into bedrock as foundation for a wooden
bulwark was brought to conclusion after several years - the rock cut of
this bulwark of the Maritime Troia Culture now lies open for a length of
40 m. After the decay of the bulwark in this area wooden houses were built
starting with Troia VI - Early. These Troia VI layers yielded once more
interesting finds.
3. Cave (quadrats u15,
tu14). The cave is now almost completely excavated. Neither in nor in front
of the cave prehistoric remains could be identified. The continuously flowing
water no doubt has washed away any potential traces. A promising dating
attempt, however, could be made by analysis of the sinterlayers by the
Forschungsstelle Radiometrie in Heidelberg. This analysis puts the
first formation of sinter into the first half of the third millenium B.C.
The formation of sinter was continuous and stopped in Roman times according
to this analysis. Witnesses of the frequent use of the spring are the numerous
remains of Hellenistic and Roman basins. Four "wash-basins" uncovered this
year might be associated with the Homeric desription of the topography.
One of the sidearms of the cave after excavation (Troia 39014) |
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Post-Bronze Age:
Troia VIII, IX, and X.
Excavation activities
of the Post-Bronze Age group at Troia had been concluded in 1998. Examination
of the evidence, however, will continue several years until the final publication.
Two small additional field investigations were carried out in 1999:
1. A sounding in the
base of the Bouleuterion for clarification of the dating of that building
2. A careful cleaning
and documentation of the Bath southwest of the Agora. This building originally
excavated by Blegen has not been evaluated scientifically so far.
To the east of the bath foundations, marble blocks, and water conduits
were uncovered that indicate the existence of a Nymphaion. It can be dated
to the second century A.D.
A larger project in cooperation
with the Museum Canakkale was concluded outside of Troia at the tumulus
of Besik-Sivritepe (the tumulus of Achilles in antiquity) which had been
severely demolished by robbing sondages in recent years. The vertical central
shaft started in 1998 was carried down to bedrock. We found no evidence
of a burial chamber. The construction scheme of the tumulus consisting
of horizontal layers of earth and rocks has been verified. The finds consist
of prehistoric sherds from the surrounding and of Hellenistic sherds which
confirm the dating of the tumulus to the third century B.C. This monument
existed in synchronism with nearby Achilleon and appears as part of the
construction strategy for Ilion and the Troad.
Cincinnati editor: John Wallrodt (email: john.wallrodt@classics.uc.edu)
Date Last
Modified: 21/Jan/2000
By: HGJ