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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
In the ongoing excavations at the ancient city of Savatra in Konya, a 1800-year-old victory wreath along with an altar adorned with depictions of soldiers and banners has been discovered. Savatra is a two-thousand-year-old ancient Roman city located in the Yağlıbayat District of Karatay, Konya. The announcement made on the social media account of the
In the Aşağıseyit Mound located in the Çal district of Denizli, archaeologists uncovered a 3,500-year-old grape seed. The most surprising aspect of the discovery is that the grape seed is smaller than 1 millimeter. The excavations at Aşağıseyit Mound, which have reached layers dating back to the Roman, Hellenistic, and Late Bronze Age periods, are
A number of cave paintings dating back some 8,000 years have been found in Inkaya cave in the Marmara province of Balıkesir during a field study conducted by Associate Prof. Dr. Derya Yalçıklı from Çanakkale (18th March) University, in 2015. During the same studies, another cave located 5 kilometers away from the İnkaya cave was
In the excavations ongoing for 2 years at Asarcık Hill in the Kavaklıdere district of Muğla, findings related to the Hittite Civilization and the Middle Bronze Age have been obtained. The excavations at Asarcık Hill, where traces of the Anatolian Seljuk period settlements have also been reached, are continuing under the scientific supervision of Assoc.
Archaeologists uncovered the remains of a bathhouse in the structure known as the Great Church during excavation work at the ancient city of Sebaste, which was founded by the first Roman emperor Augustus. Sebaste Ancient City is located in the town of Selçikler, which is a part of the Sivaslı district in the Uşak province.
In the ancient city of Amastris in the district of Amasra in Bartın, excavations have unearthed a statue of a water nymph believed to be 1800 years old. The discovery of the 1800-year-old water nymph statue was announced by the Directorate of Excavations and Research on their social media account. The statue, uncovered during excavations
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
Sebastapolis Ancient City, located in Tokat province in the Black Sea region of Türkiye and dating back to the 1st century A.D., has revealed a 2,000-year-old Roman road. The foundation date of Sebastapolis Ancient City, built on a large mound dating back to the Early Bronze Age, is not yet known definitively. Some sources suggest
Excavation work has been initiated to find the earthquake that destroyed the ancient city of Ephesus, located in the Selçuk district of İzmir, on the western coast of Türkiye. Ephesus Ancient City is known for the Celsus Library, one of the largest libraries in the ancient world, the Artemis Temple dedicated to Artemis, and the
In the context of a stolen historical artifact operation in the USA, it was announced that an artwork, which was revealed to have been smuggled from Turkey, will be returned. According to a news article in Sözcü, a bronze bust worth 5 million dollars, which has been displayed at the Worcester Art Museum for 60
