Archaeologists discovered a 2,600-year-old sacred chamber and a stone symbolizing the goddess Kubaba at Oluz Mound
Excavations at Oluz Mound, located in the Toklucak village of Amasya in northeastern Türkiye, have uncovered a sacred chamber and stone dating back to the Phrygian period, approximately 2,600 years ago. Prof. Şevket Dönmez, a faculty member of the Department of Archaeology at Istanbul University, stated that the discovery is a first in Anatolian archaeology.
2500-year-old Persian food was found in Oluz Mound excavations
At Oluz Höyük (Oluz Mound), with settlement layers dating back to around 4500 BC, 2,500-year-old food remnants were discovered in the palace kitchen from the Persian period. Bone fragments and cereal grains found inside a clay pot closely resemble a dish known as “keşkek” today. Prof. Dr. Şevket Dönmez, the head of the excavation and