Today Troya is an archaeological site, best known for being the focus of the Trojan war, is the traditional location of homeric Troy, Turkish Truva, close to canakkale Turkey. In 1865 Frank Calvert an English archaeologist, excavated trial trenches in a field at Hisarlyk, near Truva and in 1868 a German businessman Heinrich Schliemann joined him. Later excavations revealed several cities built in succession to each other. One of the earlier cities (Troy VII) is generally identified with Homeric Troy. The site has been successfully identified with the city called Wilusa in Hittite texts; Ilion is thought to be the Greek rendition of that name.

In 1998 the archaeological site of Troy was added to the Unesco World Heritage list.

Troy 1st: 3000–2600 BC (Western Anatolian EB1)

Troy 2nd: 600–2250 BC (Western Anatolian EB 2)

Troy 3th: 2250–2100 BC (Western Anatolian EB 3 early)

Troy 4th: 2100–1950 BC (Western Anatolian EB 3 middle)

Troy 5th: 20th–18th centuries BC (Western Anatolian EB 3 late)

Troy 6th a: 17th–15th centuries BC

Troy 6th b: 14th century BC, late bonze Age

Troy 7th a: 1300–1190 BC, most likely setting for story of homer

Troy 7th b1: 12th century BC

Troy 7th b2: 11th century BC

Troy 7th b3: until ca. 950 BC

Troy 8th: around 700 BC

Troy 9th: 1st century BC, hellenstic ilium