‘The Odyssey’ spotlights boat at Troy Museum
ÇANAKKALE
An ancient ship replica is transported by flatbed truck to the Troy Museum.
With Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey reviving global interest in Homer’s epic world, the Troy Museum in the northwestern province of Çanakkale is inviting visitors to explore an experimental reconstruction of an ancient vessel that offers a rare insight into the shipbuilding techniques, seafaring traditions and maritime culture that inspired the legendary poems.
Created through a collaboration between the 360 Degrees History Research Association and the Troy Museum, the full-scale boat was reconstructed using experimental archaeology to reflect the maritime technology of the period in which Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey are believed to have taken shape.
