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A 5,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals One of the Earliest Medical Interventions in Anatolia

A 5,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals One of the Earliest Medical Interventions in Anatolia

One of the most striking testimonies to early medical knowledge in Anatolia is now on display at the Samsun Museum. Dating back nearly 5,000 years, a human skull bearing clear evidence of surgical intervention is considered among the earliest known examples of cranial surgery in human history. What makes this discovery exceptional is not only

Volcanic glass rock dating back to 5900 BC found in Dündartepe mound is on display at Samsun Museum

Volcanic glass rock dating back to 5900 BC found in Dündartepe mound is on display at Samsun Museum

Obsidian (volcanic glass rock) blades and many tools belonging to the Chalcolithic Age between 5900-3200 BC, found during the excavations at Dündartepe mound, are on display at the Samsun Museum. Dündartepe Mound is located in the İlkadım district of Samsun. Today the mound is located in the city center. Dündartepe is also known as Öksürük

Mammoth fossils luckly found in a mine are exhibited in Samsun Museum

Mammoth fossils luckly found in a mine are exhibited in Samsun Museum

14 years ago, mammoth fossils found by luckly in a mine in Samsun’s Ladik district started to be exhibited in Samsun Museum. The Samsun Museum, which was opened to visitors in the past days, contains artifacts from the Hittite, Persian, Roman, Eastern Roman, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The museum also includes finds from the ancient