The heart of Kütahya, at Tavşanlı Mound, has yielded a 3,200-year-old piercing tool and tweezers made of bronze
Due to its heart-shaped appearance when viewed from above, Tavşanlı Mound, referred to as the heart of Kütahya, has yielded a 3,200-year-old bronze piercing tool with a bone handle and tweezers during excavations. Tavşanlı Mound is located approximately 1.5 kilometers from the center of Kütahya and is one of the largest mounds in Anatolia, with
Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old poppy and chickpea grains at thermal power plant site
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 at the thermal power plant site. Beneath Seyitömer Mound, there are 12 million tons of lignite reserves. Rescue excavations were initiated before coal extraction began. The excavations, which started in
4000-year-old ceramic seal discovered at Tavşanlı mound, known as the “heart of Kütahya”
A 4000-year-old ceramic seal was discovered in Tavşanlı mound, also known as the “Heart of Kütahya” because it resembles the shape of a heart when viewed from the air, in the Tavşanlı district of Kütahya in western Türkiye. The excavation of Tavşanlı mound continues under the chairmanship of Prof. Erkan Fidan, Head of the Department
Makeup materials used by Roman women 2,000 years ago were found in the ancient city of Aizanoi
In the ancient city of Aizanoi, located in the Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya, makeup materials and jewelry products used by Roman women 2,000 years ago were unearthed. Aizanoi was the main settlement of the Aizanitis people, who were affiliated with ancient Phrygia. During the Hellenistic period, this region alternated between being under the control of
Archaeologists discovered brain and skin remnants belonging to two individuals who couldn’t escape their collapsed homes 3,700 years ago
Archaeologists have discovered brain and skin remnants belonging to two individuals who perished 3,700 years ago in the collapsed houses at Tavşanlı Höyük excavations. The exciting discovery was announced during a presentation by the experts of the Tavşanlı Höyük excavation at the 29th European Association of Archaeologists Congress held in Belfast, the capital of Northern