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3,000-Year-Old Public Building Unearthed in Soğmatar, the Sacred City of the Moon God Sin

3,000-Year-Old Public Building Unearthed in Soğmatar, the Sacred City of the Moon God Sin

Archaeologists in southeastern Türkiye have unearthed a 3,000-year-old public building in Soğmatar, an ancient sanctuary dedicated to the Moon God Sin. The discovery, made under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s “Heritage for the Future Project”, pushes the history of the site back to the Neo-Assyrian period, revealing new layers in the spiritual and administrative