8000-year-old female statuette found in Ulucak Höyük
An 8 thousand year old female statuette was found in Ulucak Höyük, which has been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic period. Ulucak Höyük, considered one of the first farming villages in Türkiye, is located in Kemalpaşa district of Izmir. During the excavations led by Prof. Dr. Özlem Çevik, a faculty member of the Department of
Well-preserved bust unearthed during excavations at Prusias Ad Hypium Ancient Theater
A very well-preserved bust was found during the ongoing excavations in the theater section of the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Konuralp district of Düzce. The city, which was conquered by Bithynia King Prusias I in 183 BC, was named Prusias ad Hypium due to its location on the Melen (Hypium) stream.