Archaeologists are tracing the footsteps of a 200,000-year-old history in a Gurs Valley’s cave
In a cave located 20 km west of the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin, in the Gurs Valley, traces of a 200,000-year-old history of humanity are being sought. Gurs Valley is home to historical castles, mansions, mausoleums, mosques, caravanserais, and church ruins from the Late Roman, Early Byzantine, Seljuk, and Ottoman periods, as well as
Urartians used terracing method to protect against the destructive force of earthquakes
During the excavation works carried out at Çavuştepe Castle, which was built by King Sarduri II of Urartu in 750 BC, along with the necropolis area to the north, it was observed that the Urartians used terracing method to mitigate the destructive effects of earthquakes. The Kingdom of Urartu ruled over a vast geographical area
3,000-year-old rock rare paintings have discovered in Rize
Archaeologists have discovered approximately 3,000-year-old rock paintings believed to belong to the Bozkurt tribes during their surface survey. The discovery happened in the İkizdere district of Rize province, Turkey. Associate Professor Dr. Okay Pekşen, Head of the Ancient History Department at Ondokuz Mayıs University, stated, “We saw approximately 3,000-year-old rock paintings believed to belong to
A new study brings a fresh perspective on the Anatolian origin of the Indo-European languages
A new study has been published on the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European languages, spoken by half of the world’s population today. Indo-European language was spoken in Anatolia during the Bronze Age and Iron Age periods by the Hittites, Luwians, Lycians, and Phrygians. The analysis results of the study titled “A New Hybrid Hypothesis for