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DNA Evidence from Çayönü Tepesi Is Redrawing the Origins of Neolithic Communities
In southeastern Anatolia, at the prehistoric settlement of Çayönü Tepesi, human bones that have rested underground for millennia are beginning to tell a new story. Ongoing genetic research is now revealing how early farming communities were shaped not in isolation, but through sustained contact across Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and the Caucasus. What the Bones Reveal About…
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8,000-Year-Old Figurines Unearthed at Ulucak Höyük in Western Turkey
Archaeologists in İzmir’s Kemalpaşa district have uncovered five clay figurines dating back 8,000 years. The Neolithic finds, depicting both women and men, shed new light on the symbolic and ritual practices of one of Anatolia’s earliest farming communities. The ancient settlement of Ulucak Höyük, considered the oldest known village in western Turkey, has once again…