Troy Archaeological Site

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The Troy Archaeological Site is an ancient city in the Merkez district of Çanakkale, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998. Its 9 layers record more than 3,000 years of continuous settlement and make it possible to trace the communities that lived in this region at the meeting point of Anatolia, the Aegean and the Balkans. The earliest level dates to 3000-2500 BC, in the Early Bronze Age, and the sequence ends with the Roman period, dated from 85 BC to the 8th century AD. Because of its location, Troy long held an important place in trade and cultural contacts with other regions. Its unbroken stratigraphy is used as a reference point for dating other excavated sites across the Aegean and Europe. The first excavations were carried out by Heinrich Schliemann in 1871, followed by W. Dörpfeld and C. W. Blegen, and fieldwork continues today.