The First Musical Instrument in 160 Years of Excavations at the Ancient City of Troy Has Been Discovered.
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During excavations at the ancient city of Troy in Çanakkale, a bone flute approximately 2,800 years old and a 4,500-year-old anthropomorphic idol head were unearthed. Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that the bone flute is the first and only musical instrument found in the more than 160-year history of Troy excavations.
During excavations at the Troy site in Çanakkale, a bone flute dating back approximately 2,800 years to the Archaic Period and a 4,500-year-old anthropomorphic idol head from the Early Bronze Age were found. The discoveries were announced by the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy.
During excavations at Troy, conducted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism as part of its "Legacy for the Future" project, a bone flute approximately 2,800 years old and a anthropomorphic idol head approximately 4,500 years old were discovered. The flute is the first and only musical instrument unearthed in the more than 160-year history of Troy excavations. Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the details of the two dis…
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that a bone flute approximately 2,800 years old and a 4,500-year-old anthropomorphic idol head have been unearthed during excavations at Troy.
Two new finds from excavations at the ancient city of Troy shed light on the city's rich cultural and artistic heritage. An idol head dating to the Early Bronze Age and a bone flute from the Archaic Period offer clues about Troy's symbolic world and musical culture.
In the 2026 excavations carried out in Troy under the Future Heritage Project of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, two important finds that shed light on the history of culture and art of the ancient city were uncovered. The 4,500-year-old human-shaped idol head, dated to the Early Bronze Age, with an almost 2,800-year-old bone flute from the Archaic Period, presented new data on the musical culture and symbolic world of the societies that in…
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