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Day: September 13, 2024

Tepecik Mound

3,500-year-old mussel shells have found, some mussels are still closed

Archaeologists found 3,500-year-old mussel shells, some of them closed, in jars in the storage room of a public space unearthed at Tepecik Mound (Tepecik Höyük). Tepecik Mound is located in the Çine district of Aydın province. The layers in the mound show that there was an uninterrupted settlement in the region from the Chalcolithic Age

Return of 18 historical artifacts seized in the US to Türkiye held in New York

Return of 18 historical artifacts seized in the US to Türkiye held in New York

Eighteen historical artifacts illegally smuggled from Türkiye were returned at a ceremony in New York. The handover ceremony was held at the Turkish House in New York. Among the 14 artifacts seized by the joint efforts of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office and Turkish institutions are 1 bronze statue and 2 bronze statue heads originating