Dead couple from Trojan war-era are electrifying!
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This story takes us to the ancient city of Troy, where the remains of a man and women believed to have died in 1.200 B.C., have been found. A German professor said their time of death matched the dates of the legendary war chronicled by Homer.
According to a professor who was leading the excavation, the bodies were found near a defense line within the city built in the late Bronze age.
"If the remains are confirmed to be from 1,200 B.C. it would coincide with the Trojan war period. These people were buried near a mote. We are conducting radiocarbon testing, but the finding is electrifying," Pernicka told Reuters in a telephone interview.
BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Well, the discovery could add to evidence that Troy's lower area was bigger in the late Bronze Age than previously thought.
According to a professor who was leading the excavation, the bodies were found near a defense line within the city built in the late Bronze age.
"If the remains are confirmed to be from 1,200 B.C. it would coincide with the Trojan war period. These people were buried near a mote. We are conducting radiocarbon testing, but the finding is electrifying," Pernicka told Reuters in a telephone interview.
BUT WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
Well, the discovery could add to evidence that Troy's lower area was bigger in the late Bronze Age than previously thought.
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