Stolen Angel Statue Returns to Heybeliada Monastery After 21 Years
A religious artifact stolen more than two decades ago has finally been returned to its original home in Istanbul, marking the conclusion of a long legal and investigative process. The “Angel Statue,” identified as belonging to the Aya Yorgi Monastery on Heybeliada, was officially handed over to representatives of the Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchate. From
Sidamara, the heaviest sarcophagus in the ancient world
Weighing 32 tons, the Sidamara Sarcophagus, known as the heaviest sarcophagus in the ancient world, was found in the village of Ambar, formerly Sidamara, on the Konya Ereğlisi-Karaman road. The Sidamara Sarcophagus was found by a villager named Molla İbrahim. Molla İbrahim, known as İbrahim Gündoğdu from the Hocalar clan, found the sarcophagus while digging
A 4,000-year-old cuneiform clay tablet with the world’s first love poem
The small clay tablet known as ‘Istanbul 2461’ in the Istanbul Archaeological Museums contains the world’s oldest known love poem. Written in the Sumerian language between 2037 and 2029 BC, this poem was engraved in cuneiform on a terracotta tablet and is a treasure of humanity that has survived to the present day. The tablet