Archaeologists unearthed nearly 2,000 bronze statue fragments in the scrapyard area of the ancient city of Metropolis. Metropolis Ancient City, located in the Torbalı district […]
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Skull Found 100 Years Ago Not Belonging to Cleopatra’s Sister Revealed
A recent study has revealed that a skull found in Izmir in 1929, which was long thought to belong to Cleopatra’s sister IV. Arsinoe, actually […]
8000-year-old female statuette found in Ulucak Höyük
An 8 thousand year old female statuette was found in Ulucak Höyük, which has been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic period. Ulucak Höyük, considered one […]
5,000-year-old storage structure filled with mussel shells found at Yassıtepe Höyük
In the Yassıtepe Höyük (Yassı Mound) in Bornova district of Izmir, a 5 thousand year old structure estimated to have been used as a warehouse […]
Quarantine Island, which was established during the Ottoman period to prevent infectious diseases, was restored
The Quarantine Island, which was established in Urla district of Izmir during the Ottoman period to prevent infectious diseases, was restored for the first time […]
A surface survey in Karaburun has revealed data related to the lives of hunter-gatherer humans from 11,000 years ago
It was announced that archaeological evidence of nomadic, gatherer-hunter groups that lived in the region 11 thousand years ago was found during the surveys carried […]