Did ancient Troy really exist? - Einav Zamir Dembin
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When Homer’s Iliad was first written down in the eighth century BCE, the story of the Trojan war was already an old one. From existing oral tradition, audiences knew the tales of the long siege, the duels outside the city walls, and the trick that finally won the war. In the end, the city was burned to the ground, never to rise again. But had it ever existed? Einav Zamir Dembin investigates.
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Einav Zamir Dembin
- Director Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas
- Narrator Susan Zimmerman
- Senior Animator Mateus Contini, Daniel Freire
- Producer Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas, Liana Abatti
- Editor Felipe Grosso, Odirlei Seixas
- Sound Designer Matheus Wittmann
- Composer Matheus Wittmann
- Animator Pablo Max, Luke Passos, Isaac Santos, Kelvin Lima
- Storyboard Artist Ricke Ito, Jaislan Gregate
- Illustrator Ricke Ito, Jaislan Gregate
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Fact-Checker Francisco Diez
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The early excavation of Troy resulted in a loss of evidence. What can careful excavation reveal about past civilizations?
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Harry Connerty
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They want to know what these people's daily lives were like, how they were governed, how they interacted with each other, and what they believed and valued.
Taylor Vaughn
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Taylor- It helps us understand their lifestyles and where they lived . It can reveal weapons, artifacts, bones, tools, coins, seeds or pottery.
ZAYNE CLARK
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It could show that there was some sort of civilization, and some of the events that had left it to be ancient.
Hailey Barker
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It might show how they lived at that time.
JOCELYN KLEIN
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with more careful excavation we can relieve the idea that troy was a myth and possibly understand more about what happened.
LAUREN MEIER
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Upon careful excavation we could find out more about what kind of civilization it was and why it didn't last.
SAVANNAH LASITER
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It could result in very accurate evidence about past civilizations and could even rebuild the city since the evidence is so accurate.
ISABELLA CHAPA
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I think it provides a more solid piece of evidence to the existence of the past civilization
SHARON SILVA
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It can reveal past civilization and show how or what they did back then. It can also be a way of discovering little thinks the pass civilization did.
ARIANNA PIERCE
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They use the artifacts found to learn about the past. Artifacts sometimes provide the only clues about how the people lived. It gives us evidence on how they lived, and how their life was during these times.
