The stone that people have been sitting on for years has turned out to be a milestone from the era of Roman Emperor Gordian III
In the Fatsa district of Ordu province in northeastern Türkiye, a milestone dating back to 239 AD, belonging to the Roman Emperor Gordianus III period, was found. It was determined that the 1800-year-old milestone was used as a seat by the mosque congregation and citizens for years. The milestone was discovered as a result of
A theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found in Aizanoi, also known as ‘Second Ephesus’
In the Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya, in the ancient city of Aizanoi, also known as A theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found in Aizanoi, also known as ‘Second Ephesus,’ which dates back to the 3rd century BC, a theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found. Aizanoi, dedicated to Zeus, one of the
The cylindrical seals discovered in Mesopotamia provide clues to the origins of writing
Researchers from the University of Bologna have discovered a connection between proto-cuneiform writing and older stone images carved on ancient cylinder seals from around 3000 BCE in Uruk. The study found that the origins of writing in Mesopotamia lie in the images pressed onto ancient stone cylinder seals. It is believed that the world’s oldest