The inscription dedicated to Emperor Hadrian was found in Blaundos, known as Garrison City
An inscription dedicated to Emperor Hadrian has been found in the ancient city of Blaundos, which was named “Garrison City” because Alexander the Great’s soldiers settled there during his campaign in Anatolia. Hadrian, known as one of the emperors of the Roman Empire who loved to travel, ruled from 117 to 138 AD. Born in
The structure thought to be a temple turned out to be a monumental fountain
Archaeologists have determined that a structure once thought to be a temple in the ancient city of Hyllarima is actually a monumental fountain. The ancient city of Hyllarima, surrounded by walls about 2 kilometers long, is located in the province of Mugla in southwestern Türkiye. Hyllarima is one of the cities that minted coins during
Archaeologists have begun work to uncover the historic “sacred road” leading to the Temple of Pluto
Excavations have begun to uncover the historical “sacred road” leading to the Temple of Pluto in the ancient city of Nysa in Aydın province on the Aegean Sea coast. Founded in the 3rd century BC by Antiochus I Soter, the son of Seleucus, Nysa was established north of the Menderes River in the fertile basin
Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old poppy and chickpea grains at thermal power plant site
Turkish archaeologists discovered 5,000-year-old chickpeas and opium poppy seeds in a structure from the Early Bronze Age during rescue excavations at the Seyitömer Mound, located at the thermal power plant site. Beneath Seyitömer Mound, there are 12 million tons of lignite reserves. Rescue excavations were initiated before coal extraction began. The excavations, which started in
The head of the statue, whose body was found six years ago in the Tripolis excavations, has been unearthed
The body of a statue was found six years ago during excavations in the ancient city, which was founded under the name Apollonia in the Hellenistic period and later renamed Tripolis. This season, the excavation team discovered the head of the statue. The ancient city of Tripolis is located in Denizli province. It developed under
The ‘monumental tomb’ from the 2,000-year-old Roman period in Blaundos has been unearthed
Excavations in the ancient city of Blaundos, known as a garrison town, have uncovered a 2,000-year-old ‘monumental tomb’ from the Early Roman period. Blaundos is the place where soldiers who came from Macedonia settled during Alexander the Great’s campaign in Anatolia. The ancient city is located in the Ulubey district of Uşak, Türkiye. It draws
The only remaining structure of Herakleia, the Roman Bath, has begun excavation
Archaeological excavations have begun at the Roman Bath, the only remaining structure of the ancient city of Herakleia, named after the hero Heracles from Greek mythology. Herakleia was established on the shores of the Latmos Gulf, an extension of the Aegean Sea. It is located near the village of Kapıkırı in the Milas district of
A theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found in Aizanoi, also known as ‘Second Ephesus’
In the Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya, in the ancient city of Aizanoi, also known as A theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found in Aizanoi, also known as ‘Second Ephesus,’ which dates back to the 3rd century BC, a theater mask made of 2000-year-old soil was found. Aizanoi, dedicated to Zeus, one of the
A double-headed eagle seal was found during the Üçhöyük excavation, which is being conducted to locate the lost city of Purušhanda
In the Üçhöyük excavation ongoing in Bolvadin district of Afyonkarahisar, with the participation of Japanese scientists, two different seal impressions were found, including a grain silo and one featuring a double-headed eagle, in the search for the lost city of Purušhanda. The Üçhöyük excavations are being conducted under the scientific consultancy of Prof. Dr. Özdemir
Archaeologists have discovered a 4500-year-old goddess figurine in Pergamon
Archaeologists discovered a 4500-year-old goddess figurine during a surface survey conducted in the Bakırçay plain near the ancient city of Pergamon. The ancient city of Pergamon, located in the modern-day district of Bergama in İzmir, is considered one of the most important centers of the ancient world. It was the capital of the Kingdom of