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gwaydms t1_iyk9b5r wrote

Reply to comment by LibrarianWithNoJams in Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin by IslandChillin

The level that Schliemann declared to be the one associated with the events in the Iliad was, in fact, a lot older than the Mycenean era, during which the Trojan War would have taken place.

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ableseacat14 t1_iykyyug wrote

Isn't there like 10 different cities built up on each other?

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gwaydms t1_iym3bvk wrote

Yes. They just built the new city on the ruins of the old one.

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