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Confidence in the excavation work remained high, for historically it was easy to imagine the Greek merchant ships appearing sporadically in this era.
These Greek businessmen often set sail from Tillens or Yassin, their ships laden with various kinds of pottery, including ancient jars with arched handles filled with essential oils, as well as gypsum cups and bowls used by Asian noble families.
These could be found on the sunken ships salvaged from the Aegean Sea, so it should also be easy to find them in this ancient trade center that connected Eurasia.
Beyond these common goods, captains from Mycenae would often bring luxury items specifically for the core rulers of Troy to gain their favor.
These items included agate beads, ivory boxes, ivory chessboards with pieces, brooches made of amber gold or silver, and possibly even painted ostrich eggs, all of which were luxury goods from the Bronze Age.
