Under the “Blue Heritage” initiative of the Turkish Sunken Inventory Project, underwater studies conducted along the Aegean Sea coasts have uncovered a 500-year-old trade shipwreck. […]
Author: Leman Altuntaş
In the Netherlands, a 2,000-year-old Roman tomb belonging to a soldier named Flaccus has been discovered
Archaeologists have discovered a 2,000-year-old tomb from the Roman settlement in Heerlen, Netherlands. Recent analyses indicate that the tomb belonged to a Roman soldier named […]
A treasure consisting of gold and silver Roman coins from the reign of Emperor Nero was discovered in West England
During construction work in Worcestershire, West England, a treasure of Roman and Iron Age silver coins dating back to the reign of Emperor Nero was […]
A torch and a figurative head of Hecate were found in the 3,000-year-old Lagina Hecate Sanctuary
In the archaeological excavations conducted at the 3,000-year-old Lagina Hecate Sanctuary, located in the Yatağan district of Muğla in southwestern Türkiye and considered a center […]
Archaeologists discovered a 2,600-year-old sacred chamber and a stone symbolizing the goddess Kubaba at Oluz Mound
Excavations at Oluz Mound, located in the Toklucak village of Amasya in northeastern Türkiye, have uncovered a sacred chamber and stone dating back to the […]
The Polyksena Sarcophagus was covered with a black cloth on the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.”
The Polyksena sarcophagus, located at the Troy Museum at the entrance of Tevfikiye village, connected to Çanakkale, was covered with a black cloth in observance […]
Archaeologists have begun work to uncover the historic “sacred road” leading to the Temple of Pluto
Excavations have begun to uncover the historical “sacred road” leading to the Temple of Pluto in the ancient city of Nysa in Aydın province on […]
The Kestros Fountain, built by Emperor Hadrian, has started to flow with water again after 1800 years
The ancient “Kestros Fountain,” known to have been built by Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD, has started to flow with water again following […]
The hidden text beneath the intricate gold leaf decorations on a page of the Blue Quran has been revealed
Researchers from the Zayed National Museum have uncovered hidden text beneath a complex layer of gold leaf on a page of the Blue Quran, one […]
Scientists discover that Aztec ‘Death Whistles’ have strange effects on listeners’ brains
New research has uncovered that one of the most eerie artifacts of the Aztecs, clay death whistles shaped like human skulls and capable of producing […]