The ancient city of Troy was thought to be a legend until the 19th century, when its ruins were found. How do we know that those ruins are of Troy and not some other random city, and that Troy did, in fact, exist?

by KingAlfredOfEngland

Edit: Cut it out with the "well what about that sign that said welcome to Troy" jokes. They're not funny, they'll be deleted and I've already gotten fifty notifications for them.

silverappleyard

Not to discourage further discussion, but you might be interested in this answer by u/kookingpot

Mckool

Follow up question: I’ve heard Schliemann (the archeologist who ‘discovered’ Troy and the tomb of Agamemnon at Mycenae) has been shown to have faked some of his finds. Is this true and if so how have the finds that weren’t discredited been confirmed as authentic?