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A Night at Ephesus

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

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Pyramids, Sphinx Close for a Lavish Wedding

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

Quake Unveils Ottoman Fountain

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

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Bust of Ramses II Returns to Egypt

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

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Ancient Bronze Head Returns to Türkiye

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

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Ancient Skulls Reveals Surgery Evidences

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

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Türkiye’s Medusa Mosaic Reopens

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

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Trojan War Figures Unearthed in Pompeii

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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1,800-Year-Old Marble Head of Apollo

Archaeologists from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki have found a remarkably well-preserved marble head of the Greek god Apollo, estimated to be around 1,800 years old. Dated to the 2nd or 3rd century C.E., the head depicts a finely sculpted young man with flowing

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Restoration in Cappadocia

The restoration efforts in Cappadocia, a cornerstone of tourism in Türkiye, have begun on four iconic fairy chimneys, aiming to safeguard these natural wonders for the next 5,000 years. Under the supervision of the Cappadocia Field Directorate within the UNESCO World Heritage

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4,000-Year-Old Tomb With Rare Inscriptions Found in Egypt

An Egyptian-German archaeological mission affiliated with the German Archaeological Institute uncovered a previously unknown mastaba, a type of ancient Egyptian tomb, while excavating an ancient cemetery. The tomb dates back to the country’s Old Kingdom (c. 2700 BCE – c. 2200 BCE)

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