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.
Archaeologists have uncovered a rare sarcophagus, believed to belong to a Roman gladiator named Euphrates, at Ayasuluk Hill in the western province of İzmir. This sarcophagus, dating to the 3rd century B.C., was found containing the remains of 12 individuals, buried in
A statue of a woman from the Early Roman Imperial Period has been discovered during ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Blaundos, located in the Sülümenli village of Ulubey district, in the western province of Uşak. The excavation work, which began
A rare bronze couch dating back to 530 B.C., which had been removed from a grave near the western province of Manisa during illegal excavations and smuggled abroad, has been returned to Türkiye by the J. Paul Getty Museum in the U.S.
Restoration work is underway at the 2,100-year-old Temple of Hecate in Lagina, a center of ancient pagan beliefs located in the southwestern province of Muğla. Situated in the Yatağan district, the temple is dedicated to Hecate—the classical goddess of crossroads, doors, night,
To transform the Artemis Bath, located in the ancient city of Epiphaneia in Hatay’s Erzin district, into a tourist attraction, authorities have begun working meticulously to open the renowned site to visitors with a designated tour route. Famous for its mosaic figures,
During its first Titanic expedition in more than ten years, a Georgia-based company with salvage rights to the historic shipwreck discovered a long-lost statue while documenting the ship’s natural deterioration this summer. The statue, a two-foot-tall (61 cm) ornate bronze replica of
Recent excavations at Ayanis Castle in Türkiye’s Eastern Anatolian region of Van have uncovered new archaeological finds, such as three bronze shields and a helmet that are approximately 2,700 years old. The artifacts were discovered during this year’s phase of a 36-year
Archaeologists have unearthed 86,000-year-old traces of human life and tools during the first excavation at İnkaya Cave in the western province of Çanakkale, Türkiye. The excavation, led by İsmail Özer and the Troy Museum Directorate, is part of a project that began
A 2,700-year-old necklace, recovered from the Bintepeler archaeological site in Manisa and smuggled from Türkiye to the United States, has been returned. This ancient artifact, considered a significant example of Lydian art, was illegally taken decades ago and had been held in
During road construction in the Siverek district of Şanlıurfa province, hundreds of basalt columns estimated to be between 2 and 5 million years old were discovered and have since been designated as a protected site. The discovery occurred at the 31st kilometer
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