Mythology Film Festival Comes to Ancient Tralleis: Cinema, Music, and Literature in a 3,000-Year-Old City
The ancient city of Tralleis in Aydın, Türkiye, will host its first-ever cultural event on September 25: the 3rd International Mythology Film Festival. Visitors will experience film screenings, concerts, and discussions amid the ruins of this once-thriving Roman-era city. The spotlight is turning to Tralleis, one of Western Anatolia’s most storied archaeological sites—not for a
4,500-Year-Old Mussel Shells Unearthed at İkiztepe: Clues to Bronze Age Cuisine and Trade in the Black Sea Region
Archaeological excavations at the İkiztepe Mound in Türkiye’s Samsun province, ongoing for over half a century, have uncovered Mediterranean mussel shells dating back to the 4th millennium BC. The discovery sheds light on ancient trade routes and Bronze Age dietary habits in northern Anatolia. A Half-Century of Excavations Revealing a Lost Settlement Situated in the