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In the ancient city of Sagalassos, located in Türkiye’s Burdur province, archaeologists are conducting a detailed study of a 2,000-year-old woman’s shoeprint preserved on a clay tile. The rare Roman-era find offers new insight into women’s roles in ancient society and will soon be recreated in full detail. A Rediscovered Trace of Daily Life Sagalassos,
The upper part of a colossal statue of Ramses II, also known as the Great Ramses, was discovered during excavations in the city of Minya, Egypt. The statue was found in a joint study by archaeologists from the United States and Egypt. The limestone block, about 3.8 meters high, depicts Ramses seated and wearing a
Excavations at Çatalhöyük, one of the first urbanization sites of the Neolithic period, unearthed 8,600-year-old “bread”. Archaeologists say the bread may be the oldest known bread in the world. Çatalhöyük is located in the Çumra district of Konya province in central Turkey. In Çatalhöyük, people lived in adjoining mud-brick houses with roof entrances and established
Kurşunlu Monastery, built in ancient times at an altitude of 900 metres on Mykale, also known as Samson Mountains, has become an important stop on the routes of history and nature lovers. The Kurşunlu Monastery, believed to have been built in honor of Virgin Mary, is located approximately 12 kilometers away from Davutlar Neighborhood in
In the 1900-year-old rock church, an important structure for the Christian world in the district of Eğil in Diyarbakır, studies have revealed the fossil of a creature living on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The fossil of the creature, known as “Sand Dollar” in the scientific world, is considered an object associated with the
A 2700-year-old children’s cemetery was discovered during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Tenedos under the direction of Prof. Dr. Turan Takaoğlu, a faculty member at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Department of Archaeology. The excavations are being carried out with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, General Directorate of Cultural
A sarcophagus and its lid belonging to the ancient city of Myndos were found during a drilling excavation for a construction site in Peksimet neighborhood of Bodrum district of Muğla. The ancient city of Myndos is located in the west of the Bodrum Peninsula, in today’s Gümüşlük area. It is a city that appears in
The 2000-year-old Hercules rock relief in Iznik district of Bursa province in Turkey is being vandalized. The Hercules relief, which is thought to have been made by stone workers working in the region during the Roman period, was irreversibly damaged by unidentified persons or persons. The relief was vandalized to search for treasure. According to
Archaeologists excavating a looted pyramid tomb in the ruins of a Mayan city in Peten, northeast Guatemala, have discovered a mysterious interlocking jade mask believed to have belonged to a previously unknown Mayan king. Chochkitam, a little-known archaeological site, is located near the Peten Basin, a subregion of the Maya Lowlands in northwest Guatemala. The
The Hittite state was founded in 1650 BC. It grew stronger over time and took its place in history as one of the great empires of the ancient world. The archives found in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites, have also provided important information about this society. All of the records found, especially in the
The oldest hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean was discovered in the Bay of Zambratija near Umag on Croatia’s Istrian peninsula. After millennia of resting undisturbed on the Adriatic seafloor in Croatia, the oldest fully hand-sewn boat in the Mediterranean is getting ready for its next voyage. This time, however, the boat—whose planks were genuinely stitched
