Cleaning and restoration works of historical artefacts continue in the Şanlıurfa Archeology and Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum. The museum was affected by the flood disaster that occurred on March 15 in the southeastern city, causing the death of 18 people and injuring 62
A Customs Inscription from the Lycian civilization, located in Andriake (the ancient port of Myra) in the southern province of Antalya’s Demre district, tells about ancient times, also reflects the importance of Türkiye’s geographical location in maritime trade thousands of years ago.
Located in the northwest of present-day Türkiye, the ancient city of Troy has yielded a multitude of treasures to archaeologists unearthing its secrets. But many of these artefacts have been smuggled abroad, with Ankara today is working to bring those pieces of
Excavations carried out in a 5,500-year-old underground rock settlement in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in the Eskipazar district of Karabük have unearthed galleries and halls having traces of Byzantine and Roman life. Ersin Çelikbaş, associate professor at Karabük University’s Department of
Excavations in the ancient city of Phaselis in Antalya’s Kemer district, which was the most important trade center of the region during the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods, will unearth the underground parts of the 2,000-year-old street where many historical figures such
Excavation works are carried out in the Kum District to clean, reveal historical structures and identify the area, under the direction of the Amasra Museum Directorate. The teams encountered a “nymph statue” 3 meters underground in the last drilling area. The statue, thought
Archaeological excavations continue in the ancient city of Satala, the only surviving castle on the eastern border of the Roman Empire and the only Roman Legion castle in Anatolia that can be excavated. Excavations started six years ago in the ancient city
The Kazlıçeşme Arts Center in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul, is housed in a historic Ottoman-era building that once was a military hospital. The centre boasts a stunning mosaic floor, sarcophagus, and tomb and invites visitors to explore its collection of artefacts from excavations conducted
Traces of human life dating back 86,000 years were discovered during excavations at İnkaya Cave in the Turkish province of Çanakkale. The cave also contained a variety of flint tools used for different purposes. The Turkish Historical Society has granted supported status
New discoveries have been made during archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Assos, located in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province. A weight unit made of lead and dating back to the third century B.C. was unearthed in the Roman-era Nymphaeum
According to Anadolu Agency, Murat Akar of Hatay Mustafa Kemal University and his colleagues discovered a 3,800-year-old clay cuneiform tablet while working at the site of a palace in southern Turkey’s Accana tumulus. The mound, identified as the remains of Alalakh, the
Beneath Lake Ohrid, the “Pearl of the Balkans”, scientists have uncovered what may be one of Europe’s earliest sedentary communities and are trying to solve the mystery of why it sheltered behind a fortress of defensive spikes. A stretch of the Albanian
