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Tag: Yamula Dam

8 million-year-old 'giant pig' skull discovered in Central Anatolia

8 million-year-old ‘giant pig’ skull discovered in Central Anatolia

7 years ago, after a shepherd stumbled upon bone fragments on the banks of the Yamula Dam, an 8-million-year-old ‘giant pig’ skull was discovered during excavations in the area. Yamula Dam is located in the Kocasinan district of Kayseri province in Central Anatolia. Murat Adıyaman, who works as a shepherd, found bone fragments on the

Archaeologists found 7.5 million-year-old giraffe bone in central Anatolia

Archaeologists excavating at a site on the shores of Yamula Dam in the province of Kayseri, located in central Türkiye, found a 7.5 million-year-old giraffe forelimb bone. Oğuzhan Köylüoğlu, an expert anthropologist, stated that the work at the site started on June 7 and they found nearly 30 fossils. Normally, they would find articulated fossils