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.
An American tourist was arrested for allegedly destroying statues inside the Israel Museum in Jerusalem that offended his religious sensibilities. According to a police statement, officers were called to the site on Thursday evening after a visitor to the museum intentionally smashed and
Morocco announced it has gotten back three fossil remains of three different species, dated back to 250 million years ago, from the US. Moroccan Culture Minister Mehdi Bensaid said the announcement of the repatriation of the fossil species was during this week’s
The Kumluca Middle Bronze Age Shipwreck believed to be one of the world’s oldest known shipwrecks, unearthed significant finds for underwater archaeology. A team of 40 experts is conducting underwater excavations of the Antalya coast of Türkiye. Using advanced technology and robots,
A jawbone fragment belonging to a large cat species was found during archaeological excavations in the Ancient City of Apemeia in Dinar district of Afyonkarahisar. It is estimated that the jawbone belongs to a lion, tiger or panther. However, these animals did
Traces of the latest phase of life are being revealed during the 2023 excavations in the 2,400-year-old ancient city of Alexandria Troas in the Dalyan village of Çanakkale’s Ezine district. The studies have identified a period when the city’s economy completely shrank,
Archaeologists in the ancient city of Aizanoi in Turkey unearthed remnants of cosmetic products, including jewellery items and makeup materials. The uncovered artefacts were used by Roman women more than 2,000 years ago. Gökhan Coşkun, archaeologist at Dumlupinar University and ] head
Excavation works in Turkey’s UNESCO World Heritage Site Boğazköy-Hattusha in north-central Turkey, which was once the capital of the Hittite Empire, one of the great powers of Western Asia during the Late Bronze Age (1650 to 1200 BC), led to a discovery
Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip have found dozens of ancient graves, including two sarcophagi made of lead, in a Roman-era cemetery, a site dating back some 2,000 years that archaeologists describe as the largest cemetery discovered in Gaza. Workers came upon
The British Museum on Sept. 26 launched a webpage describing the types of items believed to have been stolen from its collection, calling on the public to help recover the missing artifacts. One of the British capital’s biggest tourist draws, the museum
Iran has received thousands of Achaemenid-era clay tablets from the United States in the fifth such instalment, following a drawn-out legal effort to repatriate the antiquities. “After the two-year follow-up of the government… the Achaemenid tablets confiscated by the American government were
The excavation team has unearthed a 350-year-old Ottoman bath in the ancient city of Parion in Kemer village of the northwestern province of Çanakkale’s Biga district. The ancient city has a history of 2,700 years and was an important port city during
