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The 3,300-year-old Hittite Dam has been added to the World Heritage Irrigation Structures List

November 24, 2024

The Gölpınar Hittite Dam, built by the Hittites, one of the ancient civilizations of Anatolia and considered one of the...

Anatolian News

The 2,800-year-old Hittite period Andaval relief discovered at the foundation of a church

October 28, 2024

The Andaval Relief is an important historical artifact located near the village of Aktaş in Niğde Province, in the Central...

Anatolian News, Black Sea

27 cuneiform tablets providing information about the sacred Hittite city of Nerik have been discovered at Oymaağaç Mound

October 23, 2024

27 cuneiform tablets providing information about Nerik, the sacred city dedicated to the Hittites’ chief god Tešup, have been discovered...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

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

September 21, 2024

More than 50 seal impressions belonging to members of the royal family, including princes, scribes and local temple lords, have...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

3500-year-old Hittite mudbrick structures at Porsuk-Zeyve Höyük emerged stronger from the fires

September 6, 2024

The Hittite mudbrick structures at Porsuk-Zeyve Höyük, which was an important settlement in the Bronze Age due to its location...

Anatolian News, Southeastern Anatolia

Excavations started at Oylum Höyük, one of the largest mounds in the Middle East

August 1, 2024

The 2024 excavation season has begun at Oylum Höyük (Oylum Mound), one of the largest mounds in the Middle East,...

The remnants of the Iron Age are being searched for in Nerik, the sacred city of the Hittites

Anatolian News, Black Sea

Surprising discovery in the ‘holy water’ of the Hittites

July 29, 2024

Ongoing archaeological excavations in the sacred Hittite city of Nerik (today’s Oymaağaç Mound) are revealing surprising discoveries. With a 3500-year...

Anatolian News

Using 3,500-year-old tablets, bread from the Hittite, Sumerian and Roman periods was baked

July 13, 2024

Bread is an indispensable food source in every period of history. In Anatolia, home to the transition to settled life,...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

Excavations have started at the Kültepe ruins where the oldest written documents in Anatolia were found

June 10, 2024

The 76th year of excavations at Kültepe, an important karum in Anatolia during the Assyrian trade colonies, has begun. Kültepe...

Anatolian News

Approximately 2 thousand cuneiform tablets from the Hittite period read by artificial intelligence

May 8, 2024

With the project, which is a first in the world, thousands of years old Hittite tablets are read by artificial...

The 3,300-year-old Hittite Dam has been added to the World Heritage Irrigation Structures List

The 2,800-year-old Hittite period Andaval relief discovered at the foundation of a church

27 cuneiform tablets providing information about the sacred Hittite city of Nerik have been discovered at Oymaağaç Mound

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

3500-year-old Hittite mudbrick structures at Porsuk-Zeyve Höyük emerged stronger from the fires

Excavations started at Oylum Höyük, one of the largest mounds in the Middle East

Surprising discovery in the ‘holy water’ of the Hittites

Using 3,500-year-old tablets, bread from the Hittite, Sumerian and Roman periods was baked

Excavations have started at the Kültepe ruins where the oldest written documents in Anatolia were found

Approximately 2 thousand cuneiform tablets from the Hittite period read by artificial intelligence

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The Medusa mosaic has been protect by a special technique

The Crown Prince and Princess of Japan will visit the archaeological site associated with Prince Mikasa in Türkiye

A tabula ansata featuring a bilingual inscription, found in front of a burial chamber adorned with the monogram of Jesus Christ, was restored

A ticket for a theater from the Roman period made of fired clay was found in western Türkiye

The settlement at Asarcık Tepe, which dates back to the Hittites, has structures from the Seljuk period