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Written by Oguz Büyükyıldırım
Located in Konya’s Beyşehir district, Eflatunpınar reflects the sacred meaning of water in Hittite civilization The Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument, located in the Beyşehir district of Konya, was built approximately 3,275 years ago by the Hittites for religious ceremonies and to exalt the water cult. Positioned beside a clean natural spring, the monument stands as
Experts think that climate change may have been the cause of the disaster 4200 years ago in Kültepe, the largest karum of the Assyrian trade colonies period when written history began in Anatolia. Kültepe, also known as Kaniš or Neša, is located in the province of Kayseri in modern-day Türkiye. Thanks to the cuneiform tablets
A rare Alemannic chamber tomb dating back to the early 4th century has been unearthed during a rescue excavation in the center of the village of Gerstetten in the Heidenheim district in southwestern Germany. The excavation was carried out by the archaeological specialist company ArchaeoBW on behalf of the State Monuments Conservation Office (LAD) of
The Hittite mudbrick structures at Porsuk-Zeyve Höyük, which was an important settlement in the Bronze Age due to its location on the road connecting Central Anatolia to the Mediterranean, have survived to the present day, strengthened by fires thought to have started in the 15th and 16th centuries BC. Porsuk-Zeyve Höyük is located near the
Five gold coins dating from the reign of Justinian the Great (483-565) have been found in Debnevo, the largest village in the Troy Municipality in northern Bulgaria. Justinian I, who ruled the Byzantine Empire from is an important historical figure known for his large-scale reforms and territorial expansion during his reign. Also known as “Justinian
Shepherds discovered a new cave with stalactites and stalagmites formed ‘drop by drop’ over millions of years by water mixed with magnesium and calcium. The discovered cave is located within the borders of Gümüşkaşık village in the Gerger district of Adıyaman in southeastern Türkiye. The cave with stalactites and stalagmites formed over millions of years
The remains of a marble columned structure unearthed during the excavations of the ancient city of Amastris in the Amasra district of Bartın showed that Amastris was shaken by a major earthquake about 1600 years ago. The exact date of the earthquakes and floods that damaged the structure, which is thought to have been built
A magical, talismanic tablet designed to protect against evil and enemies has been unearthed in Silifke Castle on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast. The talismanic tablet was found inside a tomb. It was made to protect the owner of the grave or the grave. It was determined that the tablet belonged to the Byzantine Period. Silifke Castle
In the rescue excavations started at Değirmenler Höyük (Değirmen Mound) in Erzurum in eastern Türkiye, settlements dating back about 6 thousand years were found in the first findings. The “Değirmenler Höyük Excavation” rescue excavation project, led by the Erzurum Museum Directorate, started on July 1. During the 2-month excavation, settlement layers dating back to approximately
During the ongoing excavations at the Küllüoba mound in the Seyitgazi district of Eskişehir, it was discovered that 5,200-year-old structures were preserved by filling them with soil. This discovery raised new questions. The Küllüoba Mound, which sheds light on the prehistoric and historical periods of Anatolia, has an uninterrupted settlement from the Late Chalcolithic Age
In 1927, two child mummies, thought to be from the Eastern Roman period, were found during the road works that would provide transportation from Kayseri to Ankara. One of the child mummies, which caused great excitement that day, was a boy and the other a girl and was preserved as it was the first day.
