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.
One of the earliest workshop areas, showing the village life, pleasure, eating and drinking culture of the people of dating back 8,200 years was found during the excavation work carried out in the Yeşilova mound. Earlier in September water channels in history
Turkey’s UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists renewed with the addition of new cultural heritage. Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy on Dec. 5-6 announced that five more cultural heritage of Turkey were taken under protection at the 18th session of the Intergovernmental
At least 41 historical artifacts of Anatolian origin were illegally taken out of Turkey and have now been returned to the country from the US. The Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has announced that additional cultural assets have been returned to Turkey
More than 2,000 seal impressions have been recovered from the rare site of an archive building in southern Turkey’s ancient religious center of Doliche (Dülük Hill), which was dedicated to the Roman god of the sky and thunder, Jupiter Dolichenus. The archive
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis expressed displeasure after his planned meeting with British counterpart Rishi Sunak was canceled just hours before. Rishi Sunak canceled his meeting with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis because the latter intended to discuss the repatriation of Greek
A recently discovered funerary monument from the Bronze Age in Spain is illuminating prehistoric ideas about gender. The object, known as a stela, is a carved commemorative stone that depicts a figure wearing a headdress and necklace, and sporting male genitalia. The
The lost city of Nicomedia, which was a part of the Roman Empire, today lies under the northwestern province of Kocaeli rediscovered again at the conference titled “Nicomedia: From the Roman Imperial Capital to the Turkish Industrial Capital,” organized by the İzmit
Child footprints, dating thousands of years, have been brought to light in excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in western Türkiye. Professor Bilal Sogut, head of the Stratonikeia excavation, told Anadolu that teams have carried out “fruitful” works in the ancient
Third-century C.E. Roman Emperor Elagabalus was transgender, says the North Hertfordshire Museum in the U.K., which will be referring to the ruler with she/her pronouns. The change is in keeping with museum policy that states that pronouns used in its displays will
Following the recent Alexander the Great statue that was found in September in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium in the Konuralp district of Düzce, where excavations have been ongoing for four years, a lion mosaic was unearthed in a room
Nearly 900 artifacts that have been returned to Turkey from various countries are being presented to visitors at an exhibition titled “No Way Out.” Within the scope of the UNESCO International Day Against Trafficking in Cultural Objects, cultural assets of Anatolian origin
The kitchen section of a structure has been unearthed during excavations that have been going on for 20 years in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in the Eskipazar district of Karabük. Examinations in the kitchen revealed seeds from 1,600 years ago. The
