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Imprint

 - Result of Architect´s contest for the construction of a museum at Troia announced

 - Important book-donation for the Korfmann Library

 EVENTS AND LECTURES :

Public lectures by members of the project (for further details please contact the project secretary): There is presently no announcement of lectures

For quick infomation please refer to our list of frequently asked questions from the general public and short answers (FAQs) .
TUTORIAL:
Recently Prof. Elizabeth Riorden (University of Cincinnati), for many years a member of the Troia excavation team, has established a tutorial providing background information on Troy which can be accessed by clicking on Tutorial in the navigation menue.

EXCAVATION DATA ONLINE:
It is planned to make details of excavation finds available online for interested scientists. As a starting step in this direction the partners at the University of Cincinnati have placed pottery data into the internet under the title "Draft of Greek, Roman and byzantine Pottery at Ilion (Troia)" (http://classics.uc.edu/troy/GRBPottery).

In Tübingen our own data server for storage of the excavation data is being installed. On the server data and data banks relevant to the Troia excavations will be made available on a limited access base. First projects are the plana-drawings and slides followed by the manuscripts of the forthcoming comprehensive publication. Members of the project will be notified as soon as the material is available. 

EARLIER TROIA - CAMPAIGNS:
The results of earlier excavation campaigns have been published as preliminary reports in the respective volumes of the yearly publication "Studia Troica", for the years 2007 and 2008 in vol. 18, which was published in 2009. The abstracts are available in this internetpresentation under Studia Troica, for the years following 2002 the complete reports can be downloaded as PDF-files.

Review of Frank Kolbs Buch "Tatort 'Troia'" .
The review (in German) was written by the longtime member of the Troia-Project Peter Jablonka and can be downloaded as PDF-file (1 MB) here. 

Published mid-September 2010: 
Joachim Latacz "Troia und Homer - Der Weg zur Lösung eines alten Rätsels".
( Verlag Koehler und Amelang, 462 S., ISBN 978-3-7338-0332-2, in German)
Significantly augmented and updated 6 th edition of the successful multidiciplinary presentation of facts and circumstantial evidence. J. Latacz presents his decided position in the lasting controversy over the importance of late bronze age Troia which is consistently kept alive by Frank Kolb, recently by his book: "Tatort  >Troia<. Geschichte, Mythen, Politik". (Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn).

- Studia Troica Vol. 18 (2009)
has been released end of November 2009. The volume can be obtained through the usual channels of distribution. "Friends of Troia" may order their volume at a substantial discount if order is placed at the project´s secretary. 

Published in September 2009: Volker Höhfeld: "Stadt und Landschaft Homers" 
Ein historischgeografischer Führer für Troia und Umgebung. (In German)
The editor Volker Höhfeld presents the result of his extensive studies in Troia and the Troad, which were performed in close cooperation with the Troia-project.(ISBN 978-3-8053-4076-2,  Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 2009.  272 pages, 290 figs., Suppl.: Historical-geographic map of the Troad).

" HOMER – Der Mythos von Troia in Dichtung und Kunst". 
This companion book to the very successful special exhibition in Basel (2008) and in Mannheim (2008/9) was published by J. Latacz, Th. Greub, P. Blome, and A. Wieczorek. 
(Hirmer Verlag München, 2008.  506 pages with 406 coloured and 101 black/white images, 10 grahics and 14 maps ISBN: 978-3-7774-3965-5)

 - "TROIA - ARCHÄOLOGIE EINES SIEDLUNGSHÜGELS UND SEINER LANDSCHAFT" 
A long awaited presentation of the Troia-research addressing the general public had been conceived by Manfred Korfmann. Under editorial guidance by two team members (Diane Thumm, M.A. and Stephan Blum, M.A.) it is available since 2006 from the publishing house  Philipp von Zabern (ISBN-10:3-8053-3509-1, 420 pages, 400 figures and tables)

 - A completely revised and augmented edition of the project´s guide through Troia was recently published in English, German and Turkish under the title: "Troia / Wilusa - Überblick und offizieller Rundgang" ("Troia / Wilusa - Overview and Official Tour") in Istanbul by EGE YAYINLARI. It is mainly aimed for sale in Turkey. The majority of the sales return will fully flow into the Turkish Troia-Foundation. Interested members of the "Friends of Troia/Troy" may refer to the project´s secretary.

Details for the two foundations, the German TroiaStiftung in Tübingen (since 2001) with its scholarship fund "Studia Troica" and the Turkish foundation ÇANAKKALE-TÜBINGEN TROIAVAKFI (since 2004) and located in Çanakkale may be found under: Troia Foundation . Especially the Turkish board of trustees recently has taken appreciable initiative with the aim to secure the continuation of evaluation- and conservation work Troia on a broad basis.

End of February 2007 the foundation building in the center of Çanakkale was officially opened which on the second floor houses the Manfred Osman Korfmann Library. With lectures and exhibitions besides the well used offer of the archaeological library the center is developping into a cultural attraction also for visitors from abroad. 

Important book-donation for the Korfmann Library.
On Nov. 3, 2010, a deed of gift was signed in Berne by which the classical archaeologist Mrs. Ines Jucker, Ph.D. , donates her private archaeological library of more than 4000 books to the Turkish TroiaVakfi . She had collected this library over many decades together with her husband, the late Dr. Hans Jucker, professor of classical archaeology at the University of Berne. The generous donation constitutes a valuable extension of the stock of books in the Korfmann Library in Çanakkale. On June 18, 2011 the extended stock was presented to the public in a ceremony. ( A report in German is available as a PDF ). It is estimate that the library will comprise about 20 000 titles after completion of registration. (more under Troia-foundation).

Illustrated information brochures are available in English, in German and in Turkish. They were published with additional donations, without using the funds of the foundation. Seriously interested people may ask for it. 

Contributions to the German foundation should be directed to the following bank account of the foundation : Deutsche Bank Tübingen, BLZ 640 700 85, Account Nr.1425800. Recipient: "Universitätsvermögen", Purpose: "Troia"
Contributionsto the Turkish foundation ÇANAKKALE-TÜBINGEN TROIAVAKFI should be directed to:
Çanakkale Ziraat Bankasi,Merkez Subesi. Accountnumbers: for transfers in Euro Nr. 116 28371-5001, for transfers in Turkish Lira (TL) Nr. 116 28371-5002.

The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mr. Ertugrul Günay, had publicly signalled his support for the realization of a museum in Troia since spring 2008.  A suitable plot of land has been acquired by the Turkish government. The Troia-Projekt  participate in planning and realization of the project. Recently after the completion of the contest  Minister Günay as well as the Governor of the Province Canakkale have publicly announced a speedy realization of the construction of the museum with a potential start in this year.

 - The formal agreement of cooperation between the Universities of Tübingen and Çanakkale signed in February 2003 is beginning to be filled with life:The archaeology department in Canakkale is being organized, with Prof.Korfmann as adviser to the rektorate.This tie-in with the local academic environment is of great importance for the Troia excavation.  With the end of summer 2004 several members of the Troia-Team have started in teaching positions of the department in Çanakkale. In June 2006 the authorities have granted excavation license at Sirkeli Hüyük (Kilikia) as a joint venture of the Seminary of Ancient Orientalism at the University of Tübingen (Dr. Mirko Nowak) and the Archaeology Dept. of the University of Çanakkale (Dr.Ekin Kozal). Dr.Kozal is a former student of Prof. Korfmann. An initial exploratory ten day-campaign was successfully performed in October 2006. A more extensive campaign took place in September of 2007 under participation by some Troia-team members. Investigations were continued in 2009. An internet presentation of the project is available.