Saturday, October 25 2025

Tag: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erim Konakçı

Aşağıseyit Mound

4500-Year-Old Burnt House and Hellenistic Fortress Wall Unearthed at Aşağıseyit Mound in Denizli

Located in Türkiye’s western province of Denizli, Aşağıseyit Mound stands as one of the key archaeological sites revealing uninterrupted settlement layers from the Late Chalcolithic to the Roman period. The mound, which has preserved traces of eight distinct habitation phases, continues to shed light on the cultural transitions of inner Western Anatolia — from early

Archaeologists found 3,500-year-old grape seeds

Archaeologists found 3,500-year-old grape seeds

In the Aşağıseyit Mound located in the Çal district of Denizli, archaeologists uncovered a 3,500-year-old grape seed. The most surprising aspect of the discovery is that the grape seed is smaller than 1 millimeter. The excavations at Aşağıseyit Mound, which have reached layers dating back to the Roman, Hellenistic, and Late Bronze Age periods, are