The sanctuary in front was perhaps founded as early as the first quarter of the seventh century BCE. In was dug into the ruins of the lower town of Troia VI and VII and these Archaic remains seem to have included altars, walled precincts and large buildings, p[perhaps temples. Best preserved is the altar in the so-called Lower Sanctuary. It is not known to which god or gods the Archaic Sanctuary was dedicated, but it remained in use throughout the Hellenistic period and long into Roman Imperial times, albeit not without complete alteration.