What an incredible find! I'm still trying to find out if the Turkish government flooded a valley which contained some incredible remains of Troy/Constantinople.
Naaaah, they flooded the remains of the Ark. :)
There was just a documentary on television here about Troy - apparently the ruins are still being uncovered. As it turns out, much of the Iliad is correct.
Regards, Ivan
In Search of the Real Troy
Saudi Aramco World | January/February 2005 Volume 56, Number 1
Graham Chandler, Photographed by Ergun Cagata
Posted on 02/20/2005 2:33:23 PM PST by SunkenCiv
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Was There a Trojan War?
Archaeology | May/June 2004 | Manfred Korfmann
Posted on 07/29/2004 11:43:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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The valley the Turks flooded was in the interior of the country on the upper reaches of the Euphrates basin. They built a dam to provide power and water storage.
A recent documentary showed some of the marvelous finds in some old villas that were uncovered by hasty archeology even as the waters were creeping closer. They cut out the inlaid tile paintings from the floors and walls and sent them to a museum.