4,000-Year-Old Harput Relief Discovered by Chance Sheds Light on History
Approximately nine years ago, a 4,000-year-old Harput relief was discovered by chance and is now on display at the Elazığ City Museum. This remarkable artifact provides valuable insights into ancient history. Discovery of the Harput Relief In 2016, during terracing work in the Nevruz forest area, located about 200-250 meters east of Harput Castle, the
The workshop, which is a thousand years old and was discovered in Harput Castle, was in operation until one hundred and fifty years ago
Archaeologists have uncovered a workshop that is a thousand years old during ongoing excavations at the historic Harput Castle. The intriguing aspect of this discovery is that the workshop was operational until the 1850s. The excavation site is filled with iron workshops and smelting furnaces that date back to the Urartian Kingdom. The history of
Restoration of 2,800-year-old water cistern in eastern Türkiye completed
The restoration of the 2,800-year-old Urartian water cistern unearthed in Harput Castle in Elazığ province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, known as the roof of Türkiye, has been completed. Harput Castle was built by the Urartians in the 8th century BC on a rectangular plan. The castle, which consists of two parts, the inner and