Archaeologists have recently made some groundbreaking discoveries in the Stone Hills (Taş Tepeler) that will leave an indelible mark on human history. Firstly, they unearthed the first-ever painted Neolithic statue from Göbeklitepe. Secondly, they discovered a 2.3-meter human statue located in Karahantepe.
Researchers have discovered a new L-shaped structure using ground-penetrating technology in an ancient Egyptian cemetery in Giza. The finding was published in the journal Archaeological Prospection. The team of researchers from Higashi Nippon International University, Tohoku University, and Egypt’s National Research Institute
The Night Museum project has launched in the ancient city of Ephesus, situated in İzmir’s Selçuk district. Ephesus, honored on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 2015, now welcomes visitors after sunset, thanks to the project’s initiative. Enhanced lighting installations allow guests to
This week, the iconic Ancient Egyptian pyramids and the Great Sphinx in Giza were temporarily closed to the public to accommodate the wedding festivities of tech billionaire Ankur Jain and fitness trainer Erika Hammond, artnews.com reported. Reports indicate that Jain and Hammond
A historical structure was revealed after recent earthquakes with magnitudes ranging from 4 to 5.6 in Türkiye’s Tokat province’s Sulusaray district. The plaster of a former Quran course building peeled off during the temblors, revealing an Ottoman-era fountain. “This historical structure is
A 3,400-year-old bust of the 19th Dynasty pharaoh King Ramses II has been repatriated to Egypt after being stolen and smuggled out of the country over 30 years ago. The bust is currently housed at Cairo’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and
The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles has returned a life-sized bronze head of a young man to Türkiye. The bronze head was illegally excavated, it was reported. The head had been part of the antiquities collection at the Getty Villa
The ancient practice of trepanation has garnered attention in the northern province of Samsun, Türkiye, drawing crowds eager to witness the scars left on millennia-old skulls. The intriguing revelation of trepanation in the region followed a 1981 excavation in İkizdere Mound, located
The Medusa mosaic and the Odeon stoa floor mosaic in the ancient city of Kibyra, situated in the southern province of Burdur, are now accessible to visitors once again. Following a period of closure during the winter months for protection against climatic
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has completed the return of an ancient Sumerian sculpture to Iraq. The restitution ceremony for the Sumerian sculpture took place in Washington D.C., as announced by the Met in a statement. This return
Archaeologists in Pompeii have unearthed remarkably well-preserved frescoes portraying scenes from the legendary Trojan War myth within a banquet hall located in a known residential and commercial area of the ancient city. One of the frescoes depicts the god Apollo, holding his
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