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Archaeologists have discovered a 4,400-year-old jade cylinder seal in western Türkiye

Archaeologists have discovered a 4,400-year-old jade cylinder seal in western Türkiye

Archaeologists working at the Seyitömer Mound in western Türkiye have discovered a 4,400-year-old jade cylinder seal. Excavations at the Seyitömer Mound in Kütahya are being conducted under the leadership of Dr. Sevgi Gürdal, the Director of the Kütahya Museum. The seal made of jade is believed to be the oldest of its kind found in

Archaeologists discovered 5,000-year-old opium poppy and chickpeas at the thermal power plant site

Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old poppy and chickpea grains at thermal power plant site

Turkish archaeologists discovered 5,000-year-old chickpeas and opium poppy seeds in a structure from the Early Bronze Age during rescue excavations at the Seyitömer Mound, located at the thermal power plant site. Beneath Seyitömer Mound, there are 12 million tons of lignite reserves. Rescue excavations were initiated before coal extraction began. The excavations, which started in