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World’s Oldest Mental Hospital: Aya Maryeros Underground Monastery to Be Restored

Anatolian News . Central Anatolia

World’s Oldest Mental Hospital: Aya Maryeros Underground Monastery to Be Restored

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Myra’s Roman Theatre to Be Rebuilt Using Original Stones in Antalya

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Myra’s Roman Theatre to Be Rebuilt Using Original Stones in Antalya

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5,000-Year-Old Evidence of Charcoal-Based Medicine and Ancient Antibiotic Resistance Unearthed in Zonguldak’s İnönü Cave

Anatolian News . Eastern Anatolia

5,000-Year-Old Evidence of Charcoal-Based Medicine and Ancient Antibiotic Resistance Unearthed in Zonguldak’s İnönü Cave

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A groundbreaking interdisciplinary study led by archaeologists and microbiologists from Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University (BEUN) has revealed that prehistoric communities in northern Türkiye were using charcoal for medicinal purposes 5,000 years ago. The same project also traced the origins of antibiotic resistance genes back more than 6,000 years, challenging assumptions that resistance emerged solely due

Spectacular Find in Kayseri: 3 Giant Elephant Skulls From 7.7 Million Years Ago Revealed

Anatolian News . Central Anatolia

Spectacular Find in Kayseri: 3 Giant Elephant Skulls From 7.7 Million Years Ago Revealed

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Mythology Film Festival Comes to Ancient Tralleis: Cinema, Music, and Literature in a 3,000-Year-Old City

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A 1700-year-old statue of Pan unearthed during the excavations at Polyeuktos in İstanbul

A 1700-year-old statue of Pan unearthed during the excavations at Polyeuktos in İstanbul

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Ancient city of Sebaste

The granary was found in the ancient city of Sebaste, founded by the first Roman emperor Augustus

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Donalar Kale Kapı Rock Tomb or Donalar Rock Tomb

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New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred's armies
Written by January 2, 2024

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies

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New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules to mark a muster station for West Saxon armies. The figure was later reinterpreted by the monks of Cerne Abbas as their local Saint Eadwold. Research, undertaken by Martin Papworth for the National Trust,

8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic period were discovered on a university campus in Turkey
Written by January 2, 2024

8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic period were discovered on a university campus in Turkey

Anatolian News . Southeastern Anatolia Article

Experts working in a pistachio orchard on the campus of Gaziantep University unearthed 8200 Paleolithic artifacts. The survey work in the pistachio garden started in 2021 with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. During the research conducted under the direction of Gaziantep Museum Directorate, 8,200 chipped stone artifacts used in activities such

Temple of Apollo Smintheus
Written by December 27, 2023

2,000-year-old tomb unearthed at the Temple of Apollo Smintheus

Anatolian News . Marmara and Thrace Article

A 2 thousand year old tomb was unearthed in the Temple of Apollo Smintheus in Çanakkale. More than 10 skeletons were found inside the tomb. In the Temple of Apollo Smintheus in Gülpınar village of Ayvacık district of Çanakkale, a Roman Period 2000-year-old tomb was reached. The tomb was excavated in the necropolis northwest of

2600 year old Median period structures found in Oluz Mound excavations
Written by December 25, 2023

2600 year old Median period structures found in Oluz Mound excavations

Anatolian News . Black Sea Article

During the ongoing excavations in Oluz Mound in Göynücek district of Amasya, 2600-year-old Median period structures were found. In the last excavation season, pottery and ceramics belonging to the Medes were unearthed, while this year’s excavations revealed an altar and architectural structures belonging to the Medes. The Medes are one of the ancient Iranian peoples

A trepanned skull discovered in Çatalhöyük 8,500 years ago
Written by December 23, 2023

Archaeologists found an 8500-year-old trepanned skull at Çatalhöyük

Central Anatolia Article

A skull found in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Konya showed traces of trepanation (skull drilling). Çatalhöyük is a mound near Küçükköy in the Çumra district of Konya, which has been inhabited since 7000 BC. Çatalhöyük consists of two mound areas. The eastern mound was inhabited during the Neolithic Age and the western

The 1900-year-old ancient road of Aigai, the city of goats, unearthed
Written by December 21, 2023

The 1900-year-old ancient road of Aigai, the city of goats, unearthed

Aegean . Anatolian News Article

In the late 8th century BC, the 1900-year-old ancient road of the ancient city of Aigai, known as the city of goats, built on a rocky hill in Yuntdağı, whose ancient name was “Aspordenos”, was unearthed. The ancient city of Aigai is located within the borders of Yuntdağıköseler Neighborhood of Yunusemre district of Manisa today.

Metropolis Ancient City
Written by December 20, 2023

New structures are being uncovered in the ancient city of Metropolis

Aegean . Anatolian News Article

New structures are being uncovered in the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis in the Bagali district of Izmir. Metropolis, meaning “City of the Mother Goddess“, takes its name from a cult site of the Mother Goddess (better known as Cybele) called Μετηρ Δαλλησια (Meter Gallesia). Excavations in the ancient city have been

1800-year-old surgical instruments found in Zerzevan Castle
Written by December 19, 2023

1800-year-old surgical instruments found in Zerzevan Castle

Anatolian News . Southeastern Anatolia Article

During excavations at Zerzevan Castle in the Çınar district of Diyarbakır, southeastern Turkey, 1800-year-old surgical instruments were found near an underground temple of the Mithras religion. Excavations at Zerzevan Castle, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, have been ongoing since 2014. The excavations are supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism,

The vomitorium of the Smyrna Theater is being uncovered
Written by December 17, 2023

The vomitorium of the Smyrna Theater is being uncovered

Aegean . Anatolian News Article

In the ancient city of Smyrna, located in the center of Izmir province in Turkey, one of the two vomitoriums of a theater estimated to have a capacity of about 20,000 spectators is being uncovered. A vomitorium is a passageway beneath or behind a row of seats in an amphitheater or stadium, allowing large crowds

During the excavations at Zernaki Hill, mud brick fragments containing the map of the ancient city were found
Written by December 15, 2023

During the excavations at Zernaki Hill, mud brick fragments containing the map of the ancient city were found

Anatolian News . Eastern Anatolia Article

In the gridded layout remnants of an ancient city covering approximately 270 hectares in Erciş district of Van, mudbrick pieces were discovered with sketches depicting the city’s layout. The excavations at Zernaki Hill are being conducted under the leadership of Van Museum Directorate, supervised by Professor Dr. Rafet Çavuşoğlu, the Dean of the Faculty of

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