The Anatolian Urban Model based on the debate over Troia VI
The Anatolian Urban Model based on the debate over Troia VI

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the historian of ancient civilizations, Frank Kolb, started a debate about Troy VI, dating back to the Late Bronze Age. Besides questioning the claim of Korfmann that Troy VI was the commercial center and political capital of Late Bronze Age Anatolia, Kolb also put up for discussion the urban character of the settlement and accused Korfmann of exaggerating the importance of the location from all aspects. According to Kolb, Troy VI was never a significant commercial center of its era and never exhibited urban features.This article aims to question Kolb's argument that the Troy VI settlement did not exhibit urban characteristics on the basis of the urban parameters Kolb has set forth as well as by using new urban hypotheses and the Anatolian urban model.

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