After more than 150 years of excavations, the object is the first musical instrument ever discovered in the ruins of the ancient city, which is located in modern-day Turkey

October 30, 2026 4:20 p.m.

Researchers found the bone flute in an archaeological layer of Troy that dates to the eighth century B.C.E. Mehmet Nuri Ersoy via X

Archaeologists started excavating the ruins of Troy , the ancient city immortalized by the Greek poet Homer , in 1870.

In the century and a half since, digs at the site in northwestern Turkey have unearthed a pair of gold diadems , more than 100 two-handled wine goblets , and arrowheads and weapons dated to the Late Bronze Age, among other artifacts.…