Anatolia’s Largest museum cleaned from traces of flood
The Şanlurfa Archeology and Haleplibahçe Mosaic Museum, which was impacted by the flood disaster that struck the southeast city on March 15 and resulted in the deaths of 18 people and the injuries of 62 others, is still cleaning and restoring historical artifacts. The flood occurred as a result of the overflow of three streams
The Romans built an irrigation tunnel 1,700 years ago by digging through the mountain
It has been revealed that the Romans built a 150-meter-long tunnel by digging through the mountain 1,700 years ago to irrigate agricultural lands. The Roman irrigation tunnel is located within the borders of Geçitli (Kantara) village in the Besni district of Adıyaman in southeastern Türkiye. It was previously known by the villagers, but it has
Gaziantep Castle, which was damaged in the Kahramanmaraş earthquake, is being restored
Restoration work has commenced at Gaziantep Castle, which was damaged in the earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş with a magnitude of 6.3 that occurred in February. The restoration works at Gaziantep Castle are being carried out under the supervision of the Directorate of Surveying and Monuments. The hill on which Gaziantep Castle, located in the center
1700-year-old Roman chamber tombs unearthed at the illegal excavation site in Adıyaman
Museum officials responding to an illegal excavation tip in Adıyaman province of Türkiye discovered 1700-year-old chamber tombs dating back to the Roman period. Adıyaman Museum Teams determined the presence of a 1700-year-old chamber tomb from the Roman period during their excavation in the rural area of Petrol Neighborhood. During the excavation work that was initiated,
Pot-type tombs containing the remains of children were found in Çayönü Höyük, one of the places where agriculture first started
In the ongoing archaeological excavations at Çayönü Höyük in the Ergani district of Diyarbakır, pot-type graves containing the remains of children and infants aged 6 and under have been found. Çayönü Höyük is considered one of the areas where agriculture was first practiced, dating back to the Neolithic period. The first settlement is thought to
An impressive prehistoric architectural engineering “Karahantepe”
Karahantepe, known locally as “Keçilitepe”, is a prehistoric site in an upland area of the Tektek Mountains in the Southeastern Anatolia Region, Türkiye. Located just over 45 kilometers (27 miles) east of Göbekli Tepe, Karahan Tepe was first discovered in 1997. While the archaeological site has still not been fully excavated, digs have revealed that
The traces of settlement are being reached in the excavations at Karahantepe
Karahantepe archaeological site excavations provide new information about the ancient past and human settlement patterns. The site is known for its stratified layers of occupation that span a wide range of historical periods, including the Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Early Bronze Ages. These layers reveal a complex history of human habitation and cultural evolution. The works
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