Golden Elder 4,500 brought to light the hoe in the archaeological site of Homeric Troy. Along with the buckle came to light and a rare stone from a kidney, as announced by the Turkish Ministry of Culture.

The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, announced the discovery of social media yesterday, Saturday, describing it as findingdating back to the Early Bronze Age, as “one of the most important discoveries of the last century”.

As she said, Porba is one of just three known worldwide and the best preserved of all.

The findings will be exhibited at the Troy Museum in Tsanakkale.

The objects were discovered in the stratigraphic layers of Troy II, a settlement phase whose dating has caused a disagreement in the archaeological community. To date, academics have not come to an end if Troy II mattress started around 2,300 – 2,200 or earlier.

The Porbas permanently reduces the cultural horizon around 2,500 BC, offering a steady reference point for the timeline of the city’s copper era.

Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said the kidney stone was considered a luxurious object about 4,500 years ago.

The ancient city of Troy has been studied by archaeologists for more than 160 years and has been known worldwide thanks to Homeric epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey. Since 1998 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is considered one of the most important archaeological sites in the world, shedding light on the early urbanization and trade of Anatolia.