event · evt_troy_vih_destruction
Destruction of Troy VIh
A major destruction ended the Troy VIh phase; earthquake damage has often been proposed.
What is the evidence?
observed evidence
- Destruction horizon at Troy VIh
- Architectural damage interpreted by some scholars as seismic
proposed causes
- earthquake
- other destruction mechanisms
consequences
The event is archaeological, but this release lacks a dedicated primary Troy excavation publication and retains a broad date.
Inspect the sources →Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: reviewed for v0.1. This is separate from specialist review.
Recorded dataset maintenance date: 2026-08-11.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1320 BCE–1250 BCE
Precision: broad archaeological range
lowstratigraphy and ceramic chronology
- informs · proposes interpretation
Poseidon’s Horses: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Storms in the Late Bronze Age Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean — Amos Nur, Eric H. Cline (2000)
Locator: Troy discussion - informs · reviews
Destruction and Its Impact on Ancient Societies at the End of the Bronze Age — Jesse Michael Millek (2023)
Locator: Troy/site audit
Event context
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Destruction Horizon
A stratigraphic horizon showing burning, collapse, damage, or other destruction-related evidence; it does not by itself identify an attacker or cause.
Why does this record have this property?
Destruction of Troy VIh is represented as a destruction-related archaeological event; cause and synchronism are modeled separately.
Cause Unknown
The observed event is established more securely than its cause.
Why does this record have this property?
The event is better established than a single definitive cause or attacker identity.
Chronology Disputed
Two or more serious chronological models remain in use or materially affect interpretation.
Why does this record have this property?
The date materially depends on competing chronological, ceramic, textual, or archaeological models.
Evidence and sources
- informs · proposes interpretation
Poseidon’s Horses: Plate Tectonics and Earthquake Storms in the Late Bronze Age Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean — Amos Nur, Eric H. Cline (2000)Source relationship recorded for Destruction of Troy VIh.
Locator: Troy discussion - informs · reviews
Destruction and Its Impact on Ancient Societies at the End of the Bronze Age — Jesse Michael Millek (2023)Source relationship recorded for Destruction of Troy VIh.
Locator: Troy/site audit
Referenced records
- Troy · entity