The Hittites, the biggest player on the Anatolian civilization stage, were also a pioneering society in the processing and use of iron. The gold-hilted iron […]
Author: Oguz Büyükyıldırım
“Gypsy Girl” set a record for the number of visitors during the holiday in Türkiye
Visitors flocked to Gaziantep Zeugma Mosaic Museum during the Ramadan holiday in Türkiye. The world-famous Gypsy Girl mosaic exhibited at the Zeugma Mosaic Museum attracted […]
The 2000 year old Anisa Plate shows that Greek was spoken in Anatolia at that time
The Anisa Plate with a 2000-year-old parliamentary resolution found in Kültepe, the most important karum of the Assyrian trade colonies, shows that Greek was used […]
A striking fresco depicting Helen of Troy found during excavations in the lava-floored city of Pompeii
Archaeologists have uncovered remarkably preserved ‘fresco’ paintings on a wall in the banquet hall of a large house on Via di Nola, one of the […]
Touristic Mesopotamia Express starts its journey
The touristic Mesopotamia train, which will depart from the Turkish capital Ankara and pass through Central Anatolia and Eastern Anatolia and stop in Diyarbakır, will […]
Beach projects for the ancient Lycian city of Phaselis canceled
The court decided to cancel the public beach projects in Bostanlık and Alacasu bays of the ancient Lycian city of Phaselis in southern Antalya, which […]
The 1000-year-old balbals in Çivril bear the traces of Turkish civilization and belief system
The balbals in Özdemirci Cemetery in Çivril district of Denizli continue to attract the attention of history buffs and archaeologists. These balbals, which are estimated […]
Aygül Süel “We are making big mistakes about the Hittites”
Prof. Dr. Aygül Süel, Head of the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Hitit University and the director of the excavation of the […]
Sarcophagus found during electricity cable renewal work in Hatay
A sarcophagus was found in Hatay, which was destroyed by a major earthquake in February last year, during the renewal work of the electricity cables […]
Two open-air temple thought to belong to the Urartians discovered in Tunceli
Archaeologists have discovered two separate open-air temple, one in the easternmost and the other in the westernmost part of Tunceli province. The discovery was made […]