Mammoth fossils luckly found in a mine are exhibited in Samsun Museum
14 years ago, mammoth fossils found by luckly in a mine in Samsun’s Ladik district started to be exhibited in Samsun Museum. The Samsun Museum, which was opened to visitors in the past days, contains artifacts from the Hittite, Persian, Roman, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The museum also includes finds from the ancient
Circular shaped Iron Age Gallic village found in France using LIDAR technology
At Cap d’Erquy in the Côtes d’Armor region of France, satellite imaging technology has uncovered the remains of a circular village from the Iron Age. In Cap d’Erquy, in the Côtes d’Armor region of France, the remains of a circular-shaped village from the Iron Age have been uncovered using satellite imaging technology. The village consists
The oldest copper axe discovered in Poland
A copper axe identified with the Trypillia culture from the 4th to 3rd millennium BC has been discovered in Horodło municipality in Hrubieszów region. An axe discovered in the Hrubieszów region and identified with the Trypillia culture is most likely the oldest find of copper products in Poland, informed the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments.
A new and unique plant species discovered in Adana has been named after the city’s mythological name
A new plant species has been discovered in Adana’s Tufanbeyli district in southern Türkiye. Prof. Dr. İsmail Eker, a faculty member at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Department of Biology, Department of Botany, stated that the discovered plant species is unique and has never been seen anywhere before. Eker named this new plant species “Adanus“,
A 1000-year-old Seljuk rug is being exhibited at the Sivas Museum
A special section has been created at the Sivas Atatürk Congress Museum, where 62 historical rugs are being exhibited. Among the works is a historical rug from the Seljuk period, which is estimated to be 1000 years old, and it is attracting the attention of visitors. The Seljuks were a dynasty of Oghuz Turks who
The Devil’s Castle in Ardahan, which is estimated to have been built by the Urartians, will be restored
The Devil’s Castle (Şeytan Kalesi in Turkish), located in Ardahan in eastern Turkey, will be restored by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The castle is estimated to have been built by the Urartians. The restoration of the Devil’s Castle, located in the heart of the Karaçay Canyon, aims to transform the region into a
New areas of ancient art have been discovered in the Jalapão region of Tocantins, Brazil
Archaeologists working in the Jalapão region of Tocantins, Brazil, have made a significant discovery: 16 new archaeological sites containing ancient rock art dating back 2,000 years. Explored by Brazil’s National Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) since 2022, these sites display a wide variety of rock art works, including human and animal footprints, carved
Edirne Archaeology Museum takes its visitors on a journey to the Roman period
Hosting a collection of 29 thousand pieces, Edirne Archaeology Museum takes its visitors on a journey to the Roman period with its rare Roman artifacts. In the museum, the family sarcophagus from the Roman period and the Nike statuette excavated from the excavations of the ancient city of Enez are among the prominent artifacts. Edirne
A mass grave containing hundreds of plague victims was found in Germany
Archaeologists have excavated a mass grave in Germany containing the remains of hundreds of people who died during the Black Death plague that ravaged Europe in the 14th century. The mass grave is located in the center of the city of Nuremberg. The grave is thought to contain 1,500 skeletons. So far, 1,000 skeletons have
Stone tools discovered in Ukraine could be the oldest evidence of human presence in Europe
According to new research, chipped stone tools made from volcanic rock discovered in western Ukraine could be the oldest evidence of human presence in Europe. Chipped stone tools made from volcanic rock were extracted from a quarry in Korolevo in the 1970s. Archaeologists used new methods to date the sedimentary rock layers surrounding the tools