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Possible Phoenician Infant Jar Burials Discovered at Oluz Höyük in Central Anatolia

Possible Phoenician Infant Jar Burials Discovered at Oluz Höyük in Central Anatolia

Archaeological excavations at Oluz Höyük, an ancient multi-layered settlement near the modern city of Amasya in north-central Türkiye, have uncovered a group of infant and fetal burials that may point to previously undocumented Phoenician ritual practices in the Anatolian interior. The burials, placed inside ceramic jars, are considered unique within the archaeological record of Anatolia