Excavations at Boncuklu Tarla, located in the Ilısu neighborhood of Dargeçit district in Mardin, southeastern Türkiye, have uncovered a 12,000-year-old carved stone block measuring 2.20 […]
Author: Andrew Loral
A part of the rich cultural heritage of the ancient world: The Apameia Sarcophagus
The Apameia Sarcophagus, located in present-day Türkiye within the ancient city of Apameia (modern Afyonkarahisar), is a highly impressive sarcophagus. Dated to the second quarter […]
The tomb of St. Nicholas, known as Santa Claus, may have been found
The tomb of St. Nicholas, the Bishop of Myra, who is believed to have inspired the character of Santa Claus, is thought to have been […]
The Medusa mosaic has been protect by a special technique
The stunning Medusa mosaic of the ancient city of Kibyra, located in the Gölhisar district of Burdur and listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative […]
The head of the statue of Septimius Severus, which was kidnapped to Denmark 60 years ago, is being brought back to Türkiye
The head of the statue of Septimius Severus, which was illegally taken from the Boubon Ancient City 60 years ago, is being returned to Türkiye […]
The head of the statue, whose body was found six years ago in the Tripolis excavations, has been unearthed
The body of a statue was found six years ago during excavations in the ancient city, which was founded under the name Apollonia in the […]
Two fragments of figurines that are 2300 years old were found during the excavations at the Antakya Ancient Hippodrome
Archaeological excavations conducted around the Antakya Ancient Hippodrome, which is believed to have been built during the Seleucid period in the 1st century BC, uncovered […]
The goddess figurine stolen from Çatalhöyük 84 years ago has returned to Türkiye
The mother goddess figurine found during excavations at the important Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Anatolia in 1960 has returned to Türkiye. The 9,000-year-old mother […]
A 2000-year-old tombstone was uncovered during the excavations at Sivas Castle
A 2000-year-old Roman period tombstone was uncovered during the ongoing excavations at Sivas Castle, located in the center of Sivas in eastern Türkiye. Excavations at […]
The stone that people have been sitting on for years has turned out to be a milestone from the era of Roman Emperor Gordian III
In the Fatsa district of Ordu province in northeastern Türkiye, a milestone dating back to 239 AD, belonging to the Roman Emperor Gordianus III period, […]