Van Archives - Anatolian Archaeology

During the excavations at Zernaki Hill, mud brick fragments containing the map of the ancient city were found

December 15, 2023

In the gridded layout remnants of an ancient city covering approximately 270 hectares in Erciş district of Van, mudbrick pieces...

Anatolian News, Eastern Anatolia

A 2800-year-old Urartian temple and two cuneiform inscriptions were found in Van

October 25, 2023

In the ongoing rescue excavations at Körzüt Castle located in the Muradiye district of Van, a 2800-year-old Urartian temple was...

Anatolian News, Eastern Anatolia

Archaeologists have discovered a horse skeleton with a bronze curb bit in its jaw at the Çavuştepe excavations

September 27, 2023

A horse skeleton with a bronze curb bit (a metal piece inserted into its mouth to guide the mount) was...

2,700-year-old pithoi were found in Garibin Tepe, which was unearthed as a result of illegal excavations

Anatolian News, Eastern Anatolia

2,700-year-old pithoi belonging to the Urartians were found in Garibin Tepe, which was unearthed as a result of illegal excavations

September 2, 2023

Archaeologists unearthed well-preserved 2,700-year-old pithoi in an area known as ‘Garibin Tepe,’ which was discovered during illegal excavations in the...

A skeleton of an Urartian man_Ayanis Castle

Anatolian News, Eastern Anatolia

A skeleton of an Urartian man with partially preserved brain tissue was found in Ayanis Castle

August 23, 2023

During the excavations of the Urartian period Ayanis Castle located on the shores of Lake Van in the Eastern Anatolia...

Anatolian News, Eastern Anatolia

Urartian King Argishti’s bronze shield revealed the name of an unknown country

July 30, 2023

Urartian King Argishti’s bronze shield revealed the name of an unknown country. The bronze shield, which was purchased by the...

During the excavations at Zernaki Hill, mud brick fragments containing the map of the ancient city were found

A 2800-year-old Urartian temple and two cuneiform inscriptions were found in Van

Archaeologists have discovered a horse skeleton with a bronze curb bit in its jaw at the Çavuştepe excavations

2,700-year-old pithoi belonging to the Urartians were found in Garibin Tepe, which was unearthed as a result of illegal excavations

A skeleton of an Urartian man with partially preserved brain tissue was found in Ayanis Castle

Urartian King Argishti’s bronze shield revealed the name of an unknown country

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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