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Anatolian News . Eastern Anatolia
Written by Leman Altuntaş
Deep beneath the rugged terrain of eastern Türkiye, archaeologists have uncovered one of the most extraordinary artistic survivals of the Urartian Kingdom — a network of subterranean chambers whose walls still bear vivid, 3,000-year-old paintings. The fragile murals, discovered accidentally during an illegal excavation in Van’s Tuşba district, are now being carefully preserved under a
During the ongoing excavations at Sefertepe in Şanlıurfa, two ornaments, one with a leopard, the other with a vulture and human figures, dating back to approximately 10 thousand years ago, were discovered. The excavations at Sefertepe are being carried out within the scope of the “Stone Hills” project under the direction of Assoc. Prof. Dr.
The work on a floor mosaic, thought to belong to the Roman or Early Byzantine period, which a farmer in Elazığ found by chance while planting seedlings in the field he bought in 2023, has come to an end. Mehmet Emin Sualp, the owner of the field, said, “We bought this land for 120 thousand
Previously unknown Neolithic farming community discovered in the Oued Beht region of Morocco. The traces of the 3400-2900 BC farming community were revealed as a result of multidisciplinary archaeological research. The article written after the research was published in the journal Antiquity. The study sheds new light on the role of North Africa in Mediterranean
Excavations at the Pulur Höyük (Pulur Mound) in the Ilıca district of Erzurum in eastern Türkiye have revealed traces of a 7,000-year-old settlement. Pulur Höyük excavations continue under the coordination of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and under the direction of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rabia Akarsu, a faculty member of Atatürk University Faculty of
6,000-year-old shaped child skull found in Yassıhöyük, where layers from the 2,600-year-old Achaemenid period were found. Yassıhöyük is located in the Tanır neighborhood in the Afşin district of Kahramanmaraş. Prehistoric period layers were identified during the excavations carried out by the team led by Ahi Evran University Assistant Professor Elif Baştürk. Nine graves were unearthed
Exhibited in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, are gold objects from the Sakas (Scythians) period that were found during archaeological digs in the Altai Mountains region of eastern Kazakhstan. About 3000 years old gold artifacts from the Scythian period were exhibited at the National Museum of Kazakhstan under the theme “Great Dala Gold (Gold of
A Roman statue of a woman was found during excavations in the ancient city of Blaundos, located within the borders of Ulubey district of Uşak province in the Aegean Region of Türkiye. In a statement released by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Roman-era female statue was unearthed in the western part of the
Archaeological excavations have begun in the ancient city of Lystra, mentioned in the Bible as the place where St. Paul spread Christianity. Lystra Ancient City is located near Hatunsaray Neighborhood in Meram district of Konya. Excavation Head Assoc. Prof. Dr. İlker Mete Mimiroğlu said, “Lystra was visited by Saint Paul in the 1st century. After
Chipped stone tools belonging to the late Ice Age people who migrated from Europe and lived in the region until 40,000 BC were found during ongoing archaeological excavations in the 86,000-year-old İnkaya Cave. Inkaya Cave is located at the western tip of Türkiye, in the Çan district of Çanakkale. The cave was discovered during the
More than 50 seal impressions belonging to members of the royal family, including princes, scribes and local temple lords, have been unearthed in the Hittite city of Šamuḫa, now known as the village of Kayalipinar, about 40 kilometers west of Sivas province in Türkiye. Šamuḫa was one of the most important centers of the Hittite
