Turkish archaeologists discovered 5,000-year-old chickpeas and opium poppy seeds in a structure from the Early Bronze Age during rescue excavations at the Seyitömer Mound, located […]
Author: Oguz Büyükyıldırım
Visitors to the ancient city of Syedra are playing the popular Roman game “12 Signs”
The popular Roman game “12 Signs” (ludus duodecim scriptorum) is being introduced to visitors at the ancient city of Syedra, located in the Alanya district […]
The Luvi Research Foundation has published data on 483 settlements from the Bronze Age in Western Anatolia
The Luvi Research Foundation, based in Switzerland, has released a new open-access database and interactive map providing comprehensive information on 483 significant settlements dating to […]
A seal belonging to an Assyrian noble was found at Kef Castle, which was built by the Urartians
During ongoing excavations at the ancient Kef Castle, built at an altitude of 2,300 meters by Urartian King II. Rusa, a seal belonging to an […]
The Roman Embrace Stone, believed to grant wishes and bring healing
Embrace Stone, the symbolized structure of the small and charming city of Çankırı in Central Anatolia, has been a mysterious site that has captivated the […]
Part of one of Britain’s most important Roman roads unearthed under London’s Old Kent Road
A section of Roman road, part of one of the most important roads built in Roman times, has been unearthed beneath Old Kent Road in […]
2,200-year-old fingerprints found in a burial chamber in Cappadocia
In Cappadocia, known as the land of beautiful horses, 2,200-year-old fingerprints were found during excavations in a burial chamber. Cappadocia is a region in the […]
The only remaining structure of Herakleia, the Roman Bath, has begun excavation
Archaeological excavations have begun at the Roman Bath, the only remaining structure of the ancient city of Herakleia, named after the hero Heracles from Greek […]
Dozens of cuneiform inscribed pithoi belonging to the Urartians were found at the foothills of Mount Erek
In the easternmost part of Türkiye, in the İpekyolu district of Van, archaeological excavations at the castle ruins on the foothills of Mount Erek have […]
A theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found in Aizanoi, also known as ‘Second Ephesus’
In the Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya, in the ancient city of Aizanoi, also known as A theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found in […]