Археологичид Туркийн Чанаккале дахь эртний Троя хотын нутаг дэвсгэрээс хүрэл зэвсгийн үеийн дараах үед хамаарах худалдааны төв буюу агорагийн үлдэгдлийг олж илрүүлжээ.
Туркийн археологийн баг Троя VI бүсийн өмнөд хаалганы орчимд 2014 оноос хойш малтлага явуулсны дүнд эртний уг суурингийн бүтцийг дахин ашигласан ул мөрийг тогтоосон байна. Судалгааны багийн ахлагчдын тайлбарласнаар, хүрэл зэвсгийн үеийн Троя хот орхигдсоноос хойш 80-90 жилийн дараа ирсэн оршин суугчид тухайн зах зээлийн талбайг сэргээн ашиглаж, хуучин хэрэм болон барилга байгууламжийн суурин дээр шинэ орон сууц барьсан нь тогтоогджээ.
Төмрийн эхэн үед хамаарах ваар сав, амфора зэрэг олдворууд нь тус хотыг хүрэл зэвсгийн үе дууссаны дараа удаан хугацаагаар эзгүйрүүлээгүй, харин ч шинэ иргэд хуучин суурингийн соёлыг өвлөн авч хөгжүүлснийг илтгэж байна. Энэхүү нээлт нь Троя болон түүний дараах үеийн Илион хотын хоорондох түүхэн холбоог тодруулахад чухал ач холбогдолтой юм.
Судлаачид оршин суугчид хуучин хотоо Вилуса хэмээн нэрлэдэг байсныг тэмдэглэж, хожим Илиос эсвэл Илион хэмээн нэрлэж ирсэн нь эртний суурингийн нэршил, түүхэн дурсамжийг хадгалан үлдэх зорилготой байсныг таамаглаж байна. Одоогийн байдлаар малтлагын баг эртний хотын үе шатуудын шилжилтийн үеийг илүү нарийвчлан судлахаар ажиллаж байна.
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Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Troy in Çanakkale, Türkiye, have uncovered the remains of a 2,800-year-old agora, revealing new details about the settlement’s transformation after the Bronze Age. The excavation is taking place near the southern gate of Troy VI, a major area of the Bronze Age city. The research focuses on the connection between Bronze Age Troy and the later settlement of Ilion, which developed during the Archaic and Classical periods.
Troy has a history stretching back around 5,000 years and was repeatedly damaged and rebuilt through conflicts, fires and earthquakes. The site became widely known through its association with Homer’s Iliad and was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1998.
The Lost Marketplace Of Troy
The newly identified agora, or marketplace, is located in front of the southern gate of Troy VI. Archaeologists have been studying this area since 2014 to better understand how the earlier Bronze Age settlement was connected to the later city of Ilion.
According to Reyhan Körpe, deputy head of the Troy excavations, researchers believe the area served as a marketplace during the Late Bronze Age. She said the same location was later reused by settlers who arrived around 80 to 90 years after Bronze Age Troy was abandoned.
“We believe there was a marketplace, an agora, here in the Late Bronze Age,” Körpe said. “This agora was revived by settlers who came here about 80 to 90 years after Bronze Age Troy was abandoned.”
The discovery provides evidence that the location remained meaningful to later inhabitants, who built new structures on top of older remains. Rather than replacing the earlier settlement completely, they appear to have incorporated parts of the previous city into their own community.
The Ancient City That Survived The Bronze Age
Excavations have uncovered parts of walls, houses and a paved entrance route leading from the lower city toward the southern gate. These discoveries are helping researchers identify the activities that took place at the site after the Bronze Age period.
According to Körpe, pottery fragments and amphorae found together with architectural remains have been dated to the Early Iron Age. These objects indicate that Troy was not left empty for an extended period after the end of Bronze Age Troy.
The remains also show that parts of the walls from Troy VI were reused. New houses were constructed above these earlier structures, suggesting that later communities adapted the existing remains of the city.
“This means that Troy was not abandoned for a long period after the Bronze Age,” Körpe explained. She added that new settlers built their houses over older remains and possibly used some of the existing walls.
The findings are providing archaeologists with more information about the transition between different phases of Troy’s history, a period that has remained difficult to understand.
Troy’s Name Lived On For Centuries
The excavations are also shedding light on the relationship between the ancient names associated with the site. Researchers believe the later inhabitants named their settlement Ilios or Ilion, preserving a connection with the earlier identity of the city.
Körpe noted that the settlers knew the former city by the name Wilusa, and that the later name helped continue the memory of the ancient settlement.
The current excavation project is directed by Rüstem Aslan, head of the Troy Excavations Committee. As explained by the excavation team and reported by Hurriyet Daily News the work is being carried out in a more detailed and limited area compared with earlier investigations, including those started by Heinrich Schliemann.
Researchers will continue studying the remains found near the southern gate to better understand the relationship between Bronze Age Troy, the Early Iron Age settlement and later Ilion. The ongoing work is adding new information to the long and complex history of one of the ancient world’s most recognized cities.
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