4,500-Year-Old Gold Brooch Changes Troy's Timeline

Archaeologists excavating the legendary city of Troy have unearthed what experts are calling one of the most significant archaeological discoveries at the site of the past century. The remarkable find includes a pristine 4,500-year-old gold brooch, a rare jade stone, and a bronze pin, all dating to approximately 2,500 BC during the Early Bronze Age. This extraordinary discovery not only represents one of only three known examples of such brooches worldwide but also resolves decades of scholarly debate about Troy’s chronological framework.

The artifacts were discovered within the stratigraphic layers of Troy II, providing archaeologists with definitive evidence that this settlement phase began around 2,500 BC rather than the previously debated dates of 2,300-2,200 BC. Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced the discovery, emphasizing its global importance and describing the brooch as “the best-preserved example of its kind” among only three known worldwide parallels.

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4,500-year-old gold brooch unearthed during excavations at the ancient city of Troy in Canakkale, Turkey. (Turkey’s Ministry of Culture & Tourism)