The 2000-year-old Roman road was unearthed in Sebastapolis Ancient City
Sebastapolis Ancient City, located in Tokat province in the Black Sea region of Türkiye and dating back to the 1st century A.D., has revealed a 2,000-year-old Roman road. The foundation date of Sebastapolis Ancient City, built on a large mound dating back to the Early Bronze Age, is not yet known definitively. Some sources suggest
Archaeologists have initiated an excavation to find the earthquake that destroyed the ancient city of Ephesus
Excavation work has been initiated to find the earthquake that destroyed the ancient city of Ephesus, located in the Selçuk district of İzmir, on the western coast of Türkiye. Ephesus Ancient City is known for the Celsus Library, one of the largest libraries in the ancient world, the Artemis Temple dedicated to Artemis, and the
The United States announced that an artwork, which was revealed to have been smuggled from Türkiye, will be returned
In the context of a stolen historical artifact operation in the USA, it was announced that an artwork, which was revealed to have been smuggled from Turkey, will be returned. According to a news article in Sözcü, a bronze bust worth 5 million dollars, which has been displayed at the Worcester Art Museum for 60
1700-year-old Roman chamber tombs unearthed at the illegal excavation site in Adıyaman
Museum officials responding to an illegal excavation tip in Adıyaman province of Türkiye discovered 1700-year-old chamber tombs dating back to the Roman period. Adıyaman Museum Teams determined the presence of a 1700-year-old chamber tomb from the Roman period during their excavation in the rural area of Petrol Neighborhood. During the excavation work that was initiated,
A 2,500-year-old dice game board with Phrygian script was discovered
In the ancient city of Daskyleion, a 2,500-year-old dice game board belonging to a Persian man was found, which experts consider an important discovery for Anatolian history. It was determined that the inscription found on the dice game board at the Daskyleion archaeological site in Hisartepe, Ergili neighborhood of Bandırma district in Balıkesir, was written
The entire main street of the ancient city of Phaselis, where the Roman Emperor Caesar walked, is being uncovered
Efforts are ongoing to uncover the entire main street of Phaselis Ancient City, which has a 2,000-year-old history and was once walked upon by important figures like Roman Emperor Caesar and Macedonian King Alexander the Great. Phaselis Ancient City is located in the district of Kemer in Antalya, Türkiye. An archaeological team, led by Prof.
Archaeologists discovered brain and skin remnants belonging to two individuals who couldn’t escape their collapsed homes 3,700 years ago
Archaeologists have discovered brain and skin remnants belonging to two individuals who perished 3,700 years ago in the collapsed houses at Tavşanlı Höyük excavations. The exciting discovery was announced during a presentation by the experts of the Tavşanlı Höyük excavation at the 29th European Association of Archaeologists Congress held in Belfast, the capital of Northern
Hittitologist Metin Alparslan “Even if we are not related to the Hittites, we are considered countryman”
The International Hittitology Congress, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey, will be held in Istanbul from September 4th to 8th this year. Since 1990, the traditional Hittitology congress has been bringing together scholars, and this year in Istanbul, it will have the theme of ‘Green Congress.’ The
Mosaics created with the opus tessellatum technique have been uncovered during the excavations at the ancient city of Olympos
In the ancient city of Olympos in the Kumluca district of Antalya, ongoing excavations in 26 different locations have revealed many mosaics created using the opus tessellatum technique. Olympos, in the Lycian period, was the second important port city after Phaselis. The city takes its name from Mount Tahtalı, which is one of the western
2,700-year-old pithoi belonging to the Urartians were found in Garibin Tepe, which was unearthed as a result of illegal excavations
Archaeologists unearthed well-preserved 2,700-year-old pithoi in an area known as ‘Garibin Tepe,’ which was discovered during illegal excavations in the central Tuşba district of Van in eastern Turkey. Garibin Tepe is located 3 kilometers away from Ayanis Castle, one of the most magnificent structures of the Urartian civilization. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism initiated