Anatolian Archaeology

Anatolian News, Black Sea

1400-year-old coins found in a piggy bank discovered during Hadrianopolis excavations

January 2, 2024

Ten 1400-year-old coins were found in a jug discovered during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, also...

Anatolian News, Marmara and Thrace

180-year-old Ottoman water dam to be restored

January 2, 2024

The 180-year old water dam located on the site of the cuha factory established during the reign of Ottoman Sultan...

World

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies

January 2, 2024

New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of...

Anatolian News, Southeastern Anatolia

8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic period were discovered on a university campus in Turkey

January 2, 2024

Experts working in a pistachio orchard on the campus of Gaziantep University unearthed 8200 Paleolithic artifacts. The survey work in...

Anatolian News, Marmara and Thrace

2,000-year-old tomb unearthed at the Temple of Apollo Smintheus

December 27, 2023

A 2 thousand year old tomb was unearthed in the Temple of Apollo Smintheus in Çanakkale. More than 10 skeletons...

Anatolian News, Black Sea

2600 year old Median period structures found in Oluz Mound excavations

December 25, 2023

During the ongoing excavations in Oluz Mound in Göynücek district of Amasya, 2600-year-old Median period structures were found. In the...

A trepanned skull discovered in Çatalhöyük 8,500 years ago

Central Anatolia

Archaeologists found an 8500-year-old trepanned skull at Çatalhöyük

December 23, 2023

A skull found in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Konya showed traces of trepanation (skull drilling). Çatalhöyük is...

Aegean, Anatolian News

The 1900-year-old ancient road of Aigai, the city of goats, unearthed

December 21, 2023

In the late 8th century BC, the 1900-year-old ancient road of the ancient city of Aigai, known as the city...

Aegean, Anatolian News

New structures are being uncovered in the ancient city of Metropolis

December 20, 2023

New structures are being uncovered in the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis in the Bagali district of...

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1800-year-old surgical instruments found in Zerzevan Castle

December 19, 2023

During excavations at Zerzevan Castle in the Çınar district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey, 1800-year-old surgical instruments were found near an...

1400-year-old coins found in a piggy bank discovered during Hadrianopolis excavations

180-year-old Ottoman water dam to be restored

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies

8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic period were discovered on a university campus in Turkey

2,000-year-old tomb unearthed at the Temple of Apollo Smintheus

2600 year old Median period structures found in Oluz Mound excavations

Archaeologists found an 8500-year-old trepanned skull at Çatalhöyük

The 1900-year-old ancient road of Aigai, the city of goats, unearthed

New structures are being uncovered in the ancient city of Metropolis

1800-year-old surgical instruments found in Zerzevan Castle

Fresh

More than 50 seals belonging to members of the royal family found in the Hittite city of Šamuḫa

2300-year-old sarcophagus of Roman gladiator Euphrates discovered

Neolithic human skull found in a niche at Sefertepe provides new insights into burial customs

7,450-year-old stamp seals with geometric patterns discovered at Domuztepe

Archaeologists continue to work on the Hittite fortification structure at Yumuktepe Mound