3500-year-old clay tablet written in Akkadian discovered at Aççana mound
Archaeological excavations at Aççana mound in Reyhanlı district of Hatay province in southern Türkiye have unearthed a 3500-year-old clay tablet written in Akkadian. The Aççana mound contains the remains of Alalah, an important city in ancient times. The mound dates back to 4000 BC and is known to have been inhabited continuously for 4000 years.
19 historical artifacts smuggled abroad brought to Türkiye
Thousands of artifacts illegally smuggled out of Türkiye have been brought back thanks to the successful efforts of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. The number of artifacts returned to Türkiye has reached 12,139 since 2002 and 7,823 since 2018. Finally, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that 19 artifacts returned from the UK,
Did aliens build Göbekli Tepe? The head of the excavation answers
Göbekli Tepe is the most exciting archaeological discovery that has profoundly influenced human history. Klaus Schmidt, who discovered Göbekli Tepe dating back to 12,000 BC and headed excavations until 2014, described it as a shelter used by nomadic hunter-gatherer groups over a large area, with few or no permanent residents. In recent days, especially on
Underwater work at Parion reveals 2,700-year-old Roman military harbor
Underwater work in the ancient city of Parion in the Biga district of Çanakkale in northwestern Türkiye has uncovered a 2,700-year-old military harbor dating back to the Roman Empire. The military harbor is the second harbor found in the ancient city. Excavations in the ancient city of Parion, which was an important trade center of
The frescoes of the Mother Rock Church in Sumela Monastery are being restored
The damaged frescoes of the Mother Rock Church in Sumela Monastery, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, are being restored in accordance with the original. The Sumela Monastery, carved into a steep cliff and therefore also known as the “Eagle’s Nest”, is located in Trabzon’s Maçka district, within the boundaries of the
Archaeologists may have found the temple of Šauška, sister of the air god Teshup, in the Samuha
In Samuha, an important religious city for the Hittites, a structure thought to be the temple of Šauška, the sister of the weather god Teshup, was unearthed. Samuha is a Hittite city of religious significance that flourished between 1800-1600 BC. Samuha, now known as Kayalıpınar, is located in central Türkiye, about 40 kilometers west of
New season excavations in the ancient city of Satala begin
New season excavations begin in the ancient city of Satala, which dates back to the Bronze Age. Satala Ancient City is located in the Kelkit district of Gumushane in the Eastern Black Sea Region of Türkiye. Satala, which gathered Antioch, Cappadocia and Trabzon at a crossroads, was an important fortress in the defense of Rome,
Using 3,500-year-old tablets, bread from the Hittite, Sumerian and Roman periods was baked
Bread is an indispensable food source in every period of history. In Anatolia, home to the transition to settled life, bread is considered both a foodstuff and a sacred food offered to the gods. The Hittites are a Bronze Age civilization that stands out with its bread making and diversity. Hundreds of tablets unearthed in
Koressos Gate, one of the three known gates of the ancient city of Ephesus, will be unearthed
Excavation work has begun to unearth the Koressos Gate, one of the three known gates of the ancient city of Ephesus, one of the largest port cities of the ancient world. The Koressos Gate will be excavated by a team led by Professor Martin Steskal of the Austrian Archaeological Institute of the Austrian Academy of
A secret ritual area was discovered in the temple of Mithras in Zerzevan Castle
A secret ritual was discovered in the Temple of Mithras in Zerzevan Castle, which was used as a “military settlement” during the Roman Empire. Zerzevan Castle, where the Temple of Mithras is located, is located in Diyarbakır province in southeastern Türkiye. The temple in the castle is known as the last Mithras temple in the