The unique 2500-year-old Stone Baba statue is exhibited at the Erzurum Museum in Türkiye
A Stone Baba statue, traditionally used as a gravestone by Turks for millennia, is on display at the Erzurum Museum. This remarkable statue, dating back 2500 years, has garnered significant attention. The Stone Baba statue was found in 2020 in the Ormanlı neighborhood of the Şenkaya district in Erzurum. It is believed to date back
Excavations at Değirmenler Höyük in eastern Türkiye reveal traces of a 6,000-year-old settlement
In the rescue excavations started at Değirmenler Höyük (Değirmen Mound) in Erzurum in eastern Türkiye, settlements dating back about 6 thousand years were found in the first findings. The “Değirmenler Höyük Excavation” rescue excavation project, led by the Erzurum Museum Directorate, started on July 1. During the 2-month excavation, settlement layers dating back to approximately