Sunday, March 16 2025

Year: 2024

Perinthos Ancient City with the largest theater in Thrace

Perinthos Ancient City with the largest theater in Thrace

Perinthos Ancient City, one of the most important ancient cities of Thrace and also the largest theater, was founded in the 6th century BC by communities from the island of Samos. Perinthos Ancient City is located in Marmara Ereğlisi District of Tekirdağ Province. Its strategic location, being at the crossroads of trade routes and having

Volunteers in Kazakhstan Discover Bronze Age Petroglyphs

Environmental campaigners in Kazakhstan discover new Bronze Age petroglyphs

New Bronze Age petroglyphs have been discovered in the Zhambyl region of Kazakhstan by volunteers of the nationwide Taza (Clean) Kazakhstan environmental campaign. Around 3.5 kilometers from the Aktogay village in the Sarysu district, at the foot of the towering ridges, were where the rock carvings were discovered during the second week of the campaign,

A 7000-year-old Neolithic settlement discovered in Serbia

A 7000-year-old Neolithic settlement discovered in Serbia

The ROOTS team discovered a previously unknown Late Neolithic settlement near the Tamiš River in Northeast Serbia. The discovery provides important new insights into the Late Neolithic period in Southeast Europe. The ROOTS team was formed in collaboration with the Museum of Vojvodina in Novi Sad (Serbia), the National Museum Zrenjanin and the National Museum

Yerkapı-Tunnel-in-Hattusa

Painted hieroglyphs found in Hattusa Yerkapı tunnel opens a new page in the Hittite world

Prof. Dr. Andreas Schachner said that the painted hieroglyphs discovered in the Yerkapı tunnel in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittite Empire, opened a new page in the Hittite world. Discovered in 2022 by Mardin Artuklu University Archaeology Department Lecturer Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bülent Genç, the painted hieroglyphs were introduced at a conference held at

Kahta castle

Restoration works have come to an end in the 2200-year-old Kahta castle damaged by earthquakes

The reconstruction works started in the 2200-year-old Kahta castle, which was damaged by two major earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş, have come to an end. Kahta Castle is located in Adıyaman province in the southeast of Türkiye. The history of the castle built on the steep cliffs on the west side of Kahta Stream dates back

The Unique 'Excalibur' Sword, similar to King Arthur's legendary sword, has Islamic Origins

The unique ‘Excalibur’ sword, similar to King Arthur’s legendary sword, has Islamic Origins

The mysteries of the historical sword, which researchers have dubbed ‘Excalibur’ because of its location and which bears similarities to the legendary sword of King Arthur, have finally been solved. The iron sword was found stuck vertically into the ground in 1994 at an archaeological site in the old settlement of Valencia, a city on

170-medieval-coins-found-in-grave

850-year-old medieval coins discovered in a grave in Sweden

Archaeologists have opened the grave of a man they believe was between 20 and 25 years old when he died. They found 170 silver coins in the grave, some of which were previously unknown. The coins were found in a medieval cemetery in Brahekyrkan on the Swedish island of Visingsö. The Jönköping County Museum announced

Unique amphora found in Roman shipwreck off Spain

Unique amphora found in Roman shipwreck off Spain

A unique amphora was found in an ancient Roman shipwreck near Mallorca, one of Spain’s Balearic Islands. The Roman shipwreck has attracted the interest of many researchers due to its preservation and interesting cargo. A new type of ampharo was identified during the studies on the remains found in the cargo hold of the ship.

Sillyon Ancient City

The massive stadium of Sillyon Ancient City is being uncovered

The 10 thousand-seat stadium of the ancient city of Sillyon in Antalya’s Serik district is being uncovered. The excavation team has so far uncovered 25 percent of the stadium. Sillyon excavations are carried out by a team of 40 people under the leadership of Pamukkale University Faculty Member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Taşkıran. Sillyon is

Scientists offer new insight into when the first humans may have appeared off the coast of Southeast Alaska

Scientists offer new insight into when the first humans may have appeared off the coast of Southeast Alaska

For many years, scientists investigate when the first humans made the first footprints in North America. The discovery of a set of 20,000-year-old human footprints in a dry lake bed in New Mexico has scientists excited to answer this question. First discovered in 2009, these fossilized footprints overturned everything known about when humans first appeared

1 29 30 31 32 33 44