Konya Archives - Anatolian Archaeology

Archaeologists discover 8,600-year-old world’s oldest bread at Çatalhöyük

March 5, 2024

Excavations at Çatalhöyük, one of the first urbanization sites of the Neolithic period, unearthed 8,600-year-old “bread”. Archaeologists say the bread...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

A new underground city connected to the Roman “Sarayini” underground city was discovered in Konya

January 24, 2024

A new underground city connected to each other by tunnels has been discovered one kilometer north of the Roman-era “Sarayini”...

A trepanned skull discovered in Çatalhöyük 8,500 years ago

Central Anatolia

Archaeologists found an 8500-year-old trepanned skull at Çatalhöyük

December 23, 2023

A skull found in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Konya showed traces of trepanation (skull drilling). Çatalhöyük is...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

The ancient city of Derbe, mentioned in the Bible, cannot be excavated due to insufficient funding

October 29, 2023

The ancient city of Derbe, which was a center of the bishopric in the early years of Christianity and mentioned...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

Drought in Konya revealed a ‘cirque glacier’ dating back to 2.5 million years ago

October 27, 2023

A nature explorer climbing the Geyik Mountains discovered a ‘cirque glacier’ dating back to 2.5 million years ago. The cirque...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

The ‘Green Dome’ of the Mevlana Museum, known as Kubbe-i Hadra, was reopened to visitors

September 19, 2023

The “Green Dome,” known as the Kubbe-i Hadra, which was built after the death of the renowned 13th-century Muslim saint...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

In Savatra Ancient City, an altar dating back 1800 years and adorned with soldier, banner, and a victory wreath has been uncovered.

September 12, 2023

In the ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Savatra in Konya, a 1800-year-old victory wreath along with an altar...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

Turkey’s largest underground city ever discovered may have been found

August 22, 2023

When it comes to underground city in Turkey, the first thing that comes to mind is the Cappadocia region. Within...

Anatolian News, Central Anatolia

Gökhöyük might possess a settlement that will shed light on the 7000-year history of Central Anatolia

August 17, 2023

Gökhöyük, located in the Seydişehir district of Konya province, is believed to have a settlement dating back to the 7th...

Archaeologists discover 8,600-year-old world’s oldest bread at Çatalhöyük

A new underground city connected to the Roman “Sarayini” underground city was discovered in Konya

Archaeologists found an 8500-year-old trepanned skull at Çatalhöyük

The ancient city of Derbe, mentioned in the Bible, cannot be excavated due to insufficient funding

Drought in Konya revealed a ‘cirque glacier’ dating back to 2.5 million years ago

The ‘Green Dome’ of the Mevlana Museum, known as Kubbe-i Hadra, was reopened to visitors

In Savatra Ancient City, an altar dating back 1800 years and adorned with soldier, banner, and a victory wreath has been uncovered.

Turkey’s largest underground city ever discovered may have been found

Gökhöyük might possess a settlement that will shed light on the 7000-year history of Central Anatolia

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Interesting method of identifying sorcerers in Babylon

The mosaic depicting paradise in one piece in the ancient city of Perre attracts great attention of visitors

2000-year-old tomb guarded by two bull heads discovered in Tharsa Ancient City

Oldest known human viruses found in 50,000-year-old Neanderthal remains

Structures dating back to the Roman period have been unearthed in the dam water retention area in Balıkesir