Troy VIh Pillar House East
Troy VIh Pillar House East North Annex · Troy Site
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇹🇷 Çanakkale, Hisarlık, Turkey
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About Troy VIh Pillar House East
Troy VIh Pillar House East in Çanakkale, Hisarlık, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal walled area 12 ha and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 39.9570N 26.2380E controls access to Çanakkale resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient city for Çanakkale, Hisarlık, illustrating Bronze Age construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 2800 BCE
- Period
- Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Regional urban centre controlling trade and administration
- Rediscovered
- 1976 survey
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 2800 BCE
Initial construction of Troy VIh Pillar House East main structure
c. 1916
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1976–2006
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Troy VIh Pillar House East) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
39.9570° N · 26.2380° E · 192 m · 4 mapped features
Troy VIh Pillar House East — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient city — Walled area 12 ha with diagnostic masonry/panel
39.9578° N · 26.2389° ETroy VIh Pillar House East — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
39.9560° N · 26.2373° ETroy VIh Pillar House East — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
39.9585° N · 26.2392° ETroy VIh Pillar House East — Hydraulic/Cistern
hydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site
39.9554° N · 26.2369° E