Although there are more spectacular ancient sites on Turkey’s Aegean coast, including the magnificent library at Ephesus and ...

But unless you were an archaeology student, you might not know of Blegen’s contributions. Blegen became famous for helping uncover the ancient city of Troy, found in present-day Hisarlik, Turkey ...

Schliemann believed that the Troy ruled over by King Priam, as in the Iliad, would be found at the deepest layer of the city, and so, beginning in 1870, he aimed for the base of Hisarlik’s mound.

In parts of the ancient word, wine has long been thought as a luxury reserved only for the elite. But a new study reveals the mighty ancient city of Troy may have been the exception. Scientists in ...

Researchers said their findings suggest husbands relocated to the wife's household upon marriage – suggesting a female ...

It describes how the ancient Greeks infiltrated the city of Troy by concealing themselves within a giant, hollow wooden horse. However, there is little evidence to suggest that the event actually ...

In the 1930s, archaelogist Carl Blegen led a University of Cincinnati excavation of the ancient city of Troy, looking for evidence of the Trojan War.

The ancient city of Troy was located along the northwest coast of Asia Minor, in what is now Turkey. It occupied a strategic position on the Dardanelles, a narrow water channel that connects the ...

The Ancient City of Akhetaten, Built as a Capital by Akhenaten, Reemerged as a Christian Sanctuary at the End of the Roman Period. Until now, researchers believed that the city of Amarna (the Arabic ...

Çanakkale, in modern Turkey, sits near the site of Truva, or ancient Troy. The archaeological site is said to have been where the mythical Trojan War took place. But historians say there is real ...

Troy is an ancient city and archaeological site in western Turkey. The site of Troy was first settled in the Early Bronze Age, from around 3000 BC. Troy fell into ruin at the end of the Bronze Age ...