4,500-Year-Old Mussel Shells Unearthed at İkiztepe: Clues to Bronze Age Cuisine and Trade in the Black Sea Region
Archaeological excavations at the İkiztepe Mound in Türkiye’s Samsun province, ongoing for over half a century, have uncovered Mediterranean mussel shells dating back to the 4th millennium BC. The discovery sheds light on ancient trade routes and Bronze Age dietary habits in northern Anatolia. A Half-Century of Excavations Revealing a Lost Settlement Situated in the