Excavations at the Amida Mound, often called the “heart of Diyarbakır,” have revealed that human settlement at this historic site dates back 10,000 years. Situated…
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In the mountains of Uzbekistan, archaeologists aided by laser-based remote-sensing technology have identified two lost cities that thrived along the fabled Silk Road trade route…
Antalya, southwestern Türkiye, is actively working to implement the “Night Museum” initiative at the Syedra Ancient City, building on the success of similar projects at…
Traces and findings of settled life from 7,000 years ago have been uncovered in the ongoing excavations at Pulur Höyük in the Aziziye district of…
Unique 1,500-year-old Roman armor is set to be exhibited in Gümüşhane, northeastern Türkiye, the site where it was originally found. After three years of meticulous…
During the excavations at Ayasuluk Hill and St. Jean Monument in Izmir’s Selçuk district, western Türkiye, an ancient sarcophagus believed to belong to a Roman…
Recent excavations around the Yamula Dam in Kayseri, located in central Türkiye, have unveiled a remarkable collection of animal fossils estimated to be around 7.5…
Nine graves from the Middle Byzantine period have been discovered in the ancient city of Sebaste, founded by Rome’s first emperor, Augustus, now located in…
In Çankırı, north-central Türkiye excavation work this year has uncovered bones from an ancestor of elephants that lived approximately 9 million years ago. The “Çorakyerler…
Archaeogenetic studies are underway on skeletons discovered in the graves of Stratonikeia, the “City of Gladiators,” located in in the Yatağan district of Muğla, Türkiye’s…