The 2600-Year-Old Altar Unearthed at Oluz Mound Will Shed Light on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Religion

The 2600-Year-Old Altar Unearthed at Oluz Mound Will Shed Light on the History of Ancient Near Eastern Religion

The 2600-year-old Median period altar discovered in Oluz Höyük, which has a history of 6000 years, will shed light on the religious history and religious archeology of Asia Minor. Oluz Höyük is located 3 kilometers south of the Amasya-Çorum highway, about 2 kilometers northwest of Gözlek Village, and approximately 5 kilometers east of Toklucak (formerly…

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The largest Iron Age painted pottery collection of Anatolia was unearthed at Oluz Mound

The largest Iron Age painted pottery collection of Anatolia was unearthed at Oluz Mound

In Oluz Mound where evidence of the belief in Zoroastrianism, the earliest example of monotheistic belief in the Ancient Near East, has been found, the largest collection of Iron Age painted and decorated pottery in Anatolia has been reached. Oluz Mound was discovered by Prof. Dr. Şevket Dönmez from Istanbul University between 1997 and 1999….

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