Kyzikos Ancient City is situated at the foothills of Mount Kapıdağ within the borders of Balıkesir province, where the Bandırma-Erdek highway passes. Research conducted by Kurt Bittel revealed traces of human settlement dating back to the Neolithic period (6th millennium BC) and Chalcolithic period (5th millennium BC). The Doliones, who initially settled on the slopes…
In the area where construction works for the Beşiktaş station of the Istanbul metro are underway, Neolithic wooden artifacts have been discovered. The Neolithic wooden artifacts unearthed at the site designated for the construction of a metro station in Beşiktaş have prompted action from the archaeologists at the Istanbul Archaeology Museums. The discovery was announced…
With the support of the Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality, a 600-square-meter floor mosaic was unearthed in the ongoing excavation of a Roman villa. It is estimated that the Roman villa was built in the 4th century. Expressing that the excavation started three years ago, Kayseri Provincial Director of Culture and Tourism, Şükrü Dursun, stated, “The structure…
In the Çet Plateau of Kürtek Mountain in the Gerger district of Adıyaman, a place that could have been used as a cult area by people since ancient times has been identified. Structures made by stacking various-sized stones, known as ‘oboo,’ ‘ovoo,’ or ‘oba,’ are considered as mounds or towers. Areas containing these structures, commonly…
The island of Dana was a strategic place where ships were built, which were used in many sea battles, including the sea wars between the Greeks and Persians, since the migration of sea tribes during the Bronze Age. Dana Island (Greek: Πιτυούσσα, Pityoússa) is an island located along the coastline in the Silifke district of…
In the Direkli Cave in Kahramanmaraş, it is estimated that the third tomb reached in excavations that have been ongoing since 2007 is 12,000 years old. Direkli Cave is located within the boundaries of Döngel village, approximately 38 km northwest of Kahramanmaraş province. The traces of settlement in Direkli Cave were first identified by K….
The Pergamon Museum in Germany, which houses one of the most visited artifacts, the Temple of Zeus, taken from Türkiye, is closing its doors to visitors for a comprehensive four-year restoration The Ministry of Culture has once again called for the Temple of Zeus to “return to its homeland.” The Pergamon (Bergama) Museum in the…
In Kahramanmaraş, which was shaken by two major destructive earthquakes in February, a 1500-year-old church floor mosaic was discovered in the ongoing archaeological excavation works. The three-square-meter floor mosaic draws attention with motifs of peacocks, deer, and floral decorations. In the archaeological excavation works coordinated by the Elbistan City Museum Directorate in the Afşin district…
The archaeological underwater excavations in Bodrum, which also include a Byzantine shipwreck dating back to the 7th century, have been documented. The underwater archaeological site covers the Yassıada area off the coast of Turgutreis, a district in the Muğla province of Bodrum. According to a report from Türkiye’s news agency AA, the dive in the…
The 3,800-year-old Hittite city Kayalıpınar, located in the Yıldızeli district of Sivas and formerly known as Samuha, is planned to be opened to visitors next year. The excavations in Kayalıpınar began in 2005 under the supervision of Associate Professor Dr. Vuslat Müller Karpe from Philipps University of Marburg, Germany. It’s have been ongoing intermittently up…