Editing Troy (section)

=== Recent developments ===
In 2013, an international team made up of cross-disciplinary experts led by William Aylward, an archaeologist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was to carry out new excavations. This activity was to be conducted under the auspices of [[Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University]] and was to use the new technique of "molecular archaeology".<ref>{{cite press release |first=Terry |last=Devitt |date=15 October 2012|title=UW-Madison archaeologists to mount new expedition to Troy |website=news.wisc.edu |publisher=[[University of Wisconsin]] |place=Madison, WI |url=https://news.wisc.edu/uw-madison-archaeologists-to-mount-new-expedition-to-troy/ }}</ref> A few days before the Wisconsin team was to leave, the Turkish government cancelled about 100&nbsp;excavation permits throughout Turkey, including Wisconsin's.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simmons |first=Dan |date=22 July 2013 |title=UW-Madison archaeology trip to Troy postponed until next summer |newspaper=Wisconsin State Journal |url=http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/university/uw-madison-archaeology-trip-to-troy-postponed-until-next-summer/article_2bf073da-cee6-53c9-9bc1-15fdc2905712.html |access-date=6 May 2014 |archive-date=24 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824190242/http://host.madison.com/news/local/education/university/uw-madison-archaeology-trip-to-troy-postponed-until-next-summer/article_2bf073da-cee6-53c9-9bc1-15fdc2905712.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Since 2014 excavations have been conducted by a Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University team led by Rüstem Aslan.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-search-of-troy-180979553/ |title=In Search of Troy - Smithsonian Magazine - March 2022 |access-date=26 February 2023 |archive-date=26 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226224045/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-search-of-troy-180979553/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The excavators claim to have found a "Level 0" at Troy near the entrance of Troy-II with the new level pushing the city's history back 600 years.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/discovery-takes-troys-history-back-600-years-145976 |title=Discovery takes Troy's history back 600 years - Hurriyet Daily News - August 23 2019 |date=23 August 2019 |access-date=15 March 2023 |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315233706/https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/discovery-takes-troys-history-back-600-years-145976 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://arkeonews.net/a-tiny-2300-year-old-votive-vessel-presented-to-the-gods-by-the-poor-was-found-in-the-ancient-city-of-troy/ |title=A tiny 2,300-year-old votive vessel presented to the gods by the poor was found in the Ancient City of Troy - Arkeonews - 16 March 2023 |date=26 August 2022 |access-date=16 March 2023 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326230838/https://arkeonews.net/a-tiny-2300-year-old-votive-vessel-presented-to-the-gods-by-the-poor-was-found-in-the-ancient-city-of-troy/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Since 2016 the University of Amsterdam has conducted a project to examine the 150-year history of excavation at the site.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uva.nl/en/discipline/archaeology/research/troy/troy.html |title=Archaeology of archaeology at Troy - University of Amsterdam |date=7 December 2020 |access-date=18 March 2023 |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318160340/https://www.uva.nl/en/discipline/archaeology/research/troy/troy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>