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Excavation of Thrace's Oldest Known Thracian Settlement Underway in Tekirdağ: Temple of Hera and Sacred Area of the God of Health Discovered

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Excavation of Thrace’s Oldest Known Thracian Settlement Underway in Tekirdağ: Temple of Hera and Sacred Area of the God of Health Discovered

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In the Süleymanpaşa district of Tekirdağ, an important archaeological excavation is underway on the shores of the Marmara Sea. Led by Professor Dr. Neşe Atik, the excavations aim to unearth the earliest known Thracian settlement in the Thrace region. This ancient settlement, with a history spanning approximately 5,000 years and dating back to the 3rd

Two open-air temple thought to belong to the Urartians was discovered in Tunceli

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 by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan Erdoğan, Head of the Department of Protohistory and Prehistoric Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Yozgat Bozok

The unique "twin baby stele" that survived from the Ancient Greek

The unique “twin baby stele” that survived from the Ancient Greek

The National Archaeological Museum of Athens announced that the unique “twin baby stele” from Ancient Greece has gone on display. The stele of the unique twin babies will be on display for only a few weeks as part of the exhibition project “Unseen Museum“. The fragment, known as the “stele of twin babies”, depicting two

The frescoes of the thousand-year-old Beşaret Church are in danger of disappearing

The frescoes of the thousand-year-old Beşaret Church are in danger of disappearing

The thousand-year-old rock-carved Beşaret church in the Koramaz valley, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, is in danger of disappearing due to neglect and damage caused by treasure hunters. Koramaz Valley is a valley in Kocasinan district of Kayseri province in Türkiye. Formed as a result of an earthquake fracture, the length

Derinkuyu Underground City: The Mysterious Labyrinth of Cappadocia

Derinkuyu Underground City: The Mysterious Labyrinth of Cappadocia

Derinkuyu Underground City is one of the most impressive underground cities in the Cappadocia region, located in the Derinkuyu district of Nevşehir, Türkiye. Derinkuyu is situated 30 kilometers away from Nevşehir, which is centrally located in Türkiye. Discovered by a villager by chance in 1963, Derinkuyu Underground City was opened to visitors in 1967. It

2400-year-old artifacts found in the Black Sea's first scientific underwater excavation

2400-year-old artifacts found in the Black Sea’s first scientific underwater excavation

The first scientific underwater excavation of the Black Sea was carried out in Kerpe Bay. Dozens of historical artifacts dating from the 4th century BC to the 12th century AD were unearthed. Kerpe is a small settlement on the western Black Sea coast of Kandıra district of Kocaeli province in northern Turkey. Kerpe was known

A 16th century Italian 'vampire' found buried with a brick in its mouth has had its face reconstructed

A 16th century Italian ‘vampire’ found buried with a brick in its mouth has had its face reconstructed

The face of a “vampire” whose grave was dug up in Venice in the 16th century and found with a brick in his mouth has been reconstructed. Archaeologists made an interesting discovery while excavating mass graves on the island of Lazzaretto Nuovo in Venice in 2006. In one of the graves, a female skeleton was

A new and unique plant species discovered in Adana has been named after the city's mythological name

A new and unique plant species discovered in Adana has been named after the city’s mythological name

A new plant species has been discovered in Adana’s Tufanbeyli district in southern Türkiye. Prof. Dr. İsmail Eker, a faculty member at Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University Department of Biology, Department of Botany, stated that the discovered plant species is unique and has never been seen anywhere before. Eker named this new plant species “Adanus“,

Human brains preserve in diverse environments for at least 12 000 years

Human brains preserve in diverse environments for at least 12 000 years

A study by forensic anthropologist Alexandra Morton-Hayward and her team from the University of Oxford has shown that the human brain can survive the test of time far better than previously believed. This finding shows that human brains are surprisingly resistant to disintegration, which is a sharp contrast to previous theories. Researchers, canvassed archaeologists around

1800-Year-Old Roman Theater in İznik Restored

1800-Year-Old Roman Theater in Iznik Restored

The Iznik Roman Theater, a 2nd-century structure built during the Roman Empire, has been fully restored after extensive renovations. The theater, located in the Iznik district of Bursa, Türkiye, is one of the best-preserved Roman theaters in the country. The Iznik (Nicaea) Theater was built by the Roman Emperor Trajan for the historian and writer

7,000-year-old canoes discovered in Italy show early development of maritime technology in the Mediterranean

7,000-year-old canoes discovered in Italy show early development of maritime technology in the Mediterranean

A series of canoes estimated to be 7,000 years old have been discovered in the Neolithic (Late Stone Age) lakeshore village of La Marmotta, about 30 km northwest of the Italian capital Rome. These canoes offer new insights into the early development of maritime technology in the Mediterranean. The canoes date between 5700 BC and

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