Samsun Archives - Anatolian Archaeology

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The excavations at Asarkale are expected to shed light on the history of the region from the Hellenistic period to the present

October 24, 2024

The archaeological excavations that have begun at Asarkale, located in Samsun province in Türkiye’s Eastern Black Sea region, are expected...

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...

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Amisos Mosaic depicting Achilles and Thetis in the Ancient City of Amisos

April 4, 2024

The Amisos Mosaic was discovered in 1958 during excavation works in the ancient city of Amisos. The central panel in...

Anatolian News, Black Sea

During the basic excavation, settlement dating back to the Roman and Hellenistic periods was discovered

November 3, 2023

A citizen in the northern Turkish city of Samsun, while excavating foundations for a residential construction, uncovered traces of a...

Anatolian News, Black Sea

3000-year-old wooden were discovered underwater in the sacred city of Nerik, the Hittites’ holy city

September 1, 2023

In ongoing archaeological excavations at Oymaağaç Mound, formerly known as Nerik, an important religious and cultural center for the Hittite...

The excavations at Asarkale are expected to shed light on the history of the region from the Hellenistic period to the present

Surprising discovery in the ‘holy water’ of the Hittites

Amisos Mosaic depicting Achilles and Thetis in the Ancient City of Amisos

During the basic excavation, settlement dating back to the Roman and Hellenistic periods was discovered

3000-year-old wooden were discovered underwater in the sacred city of Nerik, the Hittites’ holy city

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The goddess figurine stolen from Çatalhöyük 84 years ago has returned to Türkiye

2,200-year-old fingerprints found in a burial chamber in Cappadocia

Using Artificial Intelligence to Create a 3D Model of a Lost Temple Relief from a 134-Year-Old Photograph

A unique 1600-year-old pendant depicting the Prophet Solomon has been discovered

The only remaining structure of Herakleia, the Roman Bath, has begun excavation