The ancient city of Troy is identified as the archaeological site at Hisarlik. But how do we really know that it was there?

Over the past two centuries Troy has become one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Yet despite its fame, both in literature and in our imaginations, it remains a place shrouded ...

The archaeological site of Troy, known as Hisarlik in Turkish, sits on a hill overlooking the vast plains of the Troad. From this vantage point, it is easy to understand why ancient peoples would ...

and that the Greeks really were at Troy sometime around 1200 BC – close to the traditional date of the war. A ten-year siege seems to be, from the archaeology, total nonsense. And Helen herself ...

Over the past two centuries Troy has become one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Yet despite its fame, both in literature and in our imaginations, it remains a place shrouded ...