I knew vaguely that Troy had many layers of settlement, but I didn't realize that Troy had an extensive life in antiquity that extended into the classical Greek age (Post-Bronze Age) and Early Roman Age. It's funny to think of Roman and Greek Tourists visiting Troy VIII in 300 BC.
lamasery•55m ago
I wonder if there were street vendors selling little replicas of the wooden horse.
exitb•24m ago
Was there anything resembling tourism in 300 BC?
arethuza•20m ago
"The final layers (Troy VIII–IX) were Greek and Roman cities which served as tourist attractions and religious centers because of their link to mythic tradition."
no, but in first century bc and after that the roman world was connected enough that rich young romans were doing their version of the grand tour. Cesar managed to be kidnapped by pirates doing something like that, if I remember it correctly.
alephnerd•22m ago
Don't underestimate ancient globalization.
Heck, Inuit had Chinese bronze artifacts [0] well before European contact.
No information about the kid who found it? Did he get some reward for finding it? Does it come from some archeological site around there or some collector just lost it there?
adriand•9m ago
Yeah I really want more information than "on a walk". Really? No digging whatsoever involved? Did they walk past an eroding riverbank or something? I'm so curious.
lordleft•58m ago
lamasery•55m ago
exitb•24m ago
arethuza•20m ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy
gostsamo•9m ago
alephnerd•22m ago
Heck, Inuit had Chinese bronze artifacts [0] well before European contact.
[0] - https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/archive/releases/2016/Q2/old...