Saturday, March 15 2025

Author: Emma Carola

Bronze Emperor Statue from Boubon Ancient City

19 historical artifacts smuggled abroad brought to Türkiye

Thousands of artifacts illegally smuggled out of Türkiye have been brought back thanks to the successful efforts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The number of artifacts returned to Türkiye has reached 12,139 since 2002 and 7,823 since 2018. Finally, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that 19 artifacts returned from the UK,

Satala

New season excavations in the ancient city of Satala begin

New season excavations begin in the ancient city of Satala, which dates back to the Bronze Age. Satala Ancient City is located in the Kelkit district of Gumushane in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Satala, which gathered Antioch, Cappadocia and Trabzon at a crossroads, was an important fortress in the defense of Rome,

Unprecedented necropolis site found in Cappadocia

Unprecedented necropolis site found in Cappadocia

In Cappadocia, famous for its fairy chimneys, a necropolis area with a different type of grave that has never been seen before was unearthed. The necropolis area was found during excavations on the highway connecting Göreme to the town of Ortahisar, which was closed to transportation in 2022. The excavation project is a part of

Antikythera

New study provides new evidence that the Antikythera mechanism was used to track the Greek lunar year

Astronomers from the University of Glasgow have found new evidence that one of the components of the Antikythera mechanism, the oldest known analog computer, was used to track the Greek lunar year. The researchers used statistical modeling techniques developed for analyzing gravitational waves to determine the possible number of holes in one of the broken

Prusias ad Hypium ancient city

The excavations in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, known as the Ephesus of the Western Black Sea, are coming to an end

The excavations planned to be completed at the end of the year in the ancient city of Prusias Ad Hypium, known as the Ephesus of the Western Black Sea, are nearing the end. After the excavations, restoration works will begin in the ancient city. Prusias Ad Hypium Ancient City is located in the Konuralp region

World's oldest wine found in a Roman tomb in Spain

World’s oldest wine found in a Roman tomb in Spain

During excavations in a family mausoleum dating to the 1st century AD in the Carmona necropolis in Seville, they discovered a vase containing a reddish liquid. As a result of an archaeochemical study, experts identified this liquid as white wine. The wine inside the nearly 1900-year-old vase has become the world’s oldest wine preserved in

Scientists have discovered the smallest previously unknown monkey species in a clay quarry

Scientists have discovered the smallest previously unknown monkey species in a clay quarry

An international research team has discovered the smallest previously unknown species of monkey during excavations in a clay quarry in Allgäu. The monkey was named Buronius manfredschmidi. Buronius manfredschmidi was found in the immediate vicinity of the great ape Danuvius guggenmosi “Udo” previously found in the same clay quarry. Danuvius was recorded as a species

Archaeologists discover submerged Roman structure on Italy's west coast

Archaeologists discover submerged Roman structure on Italy’s west coast

An important submerged Roman building has been uncovered on the coastline of Campo di Mare on Italy’s west coast. The 50-meter-diameter circular Roman structure discovered underwater was connected to a Cipollino marble column with an Ionic capital in 2021. Initial investigations by experts suggest that the extent and complexity of the structure could be a

Sidamara Sarcophagus

Sidamara, the heaviest sarcophagus in the ancient world

Weighing 32 tons, the Sidamara Sarcophagus, known as the heaviest sarcophagus in the ancient world, was found in the village of Ambar, formerly Sidamara, on the Konya Ereğlisi-Karaman road. The Sidamara Sarcophagus was found by a villager named Molla İbrahim. Molla İbrahim, known as İbrahim Gündoğdu from the Hocalar clan, found the sarcophagus while digging

Kültepe Kanesh

The first company in Anatolia was founded 4000 years ago in Kültepe with 15 kilos of gold

A 4000-year-old tablet found in Kültepe, one of the most important karums of the Assyrian trade colonies, shows that the first company in Anatolia was established in Kültepe. A 4000-year-old tablet found during excavations at Kültepe Karum, administrative center of the ten Karums established by the Assyrians in Anatolia, shows that the first company in

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