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4,500-Year-Old Burnt House and Hellenistic Fortress Unearthed at Aşağıseyit Mound in Western Türkiye
Rising on the fertile plains of Çal in Denizli Province, Aşağıseyit Mound has long been a silent witness to Anatolia’s deep past — a settlement where life endured from the Late Chalcolithic through the Roman period. Recent excavations at the site have now revealed striking evidence of both prehistoric domestic life and Hellenistic military architecture,…
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3,300-Year-Old Hittite Tablets and Seals Unearthed at Oylum Mound Reveal a Lost Administrative Center
Archaeologists excavating Oylum Mound, a major mound site on Türkiye’s southern frontier near the Syrian border, have uncovered a remarkable new archive from the Late Bronze Age — four cuneiform tablets and five seal impressions dating back more than 3,300 years. The discovery confirms that Oylum Mound served as a provincial administrative hub under the…
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Daily Life Unearthed at Karahantepe: Over 30 Neolithic Dwellings Reveal the Human Side of an 11,000-Year-Old Settlement
Archaeologists excavating the Neolithic site of Karahantepe in southeastern Türkiye have uncovered more than 30 small, subterranean dwellings dating back around 11,000 years. The discovery provides the clearest glimpse yet into how early Anatolian communities lived, worked, and organized their daily routines — long before the rise of cities or agriculture as we know them.…
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Unearthed in Istanbul: A Hidden Workshop of Ancient Wine and Olive Oil at Bathonea
At the edge of Lake Küçükçekmece, in the ancient harbor city of Bathonea, archaeologists have uncovered an olive oil and wine workshop that once pulsed with the rhythm of ancient production and ritual. The discovery, part of Türkiye’s Heritage for the Future Project, took place in Bathonea, the lost harbor city of ancient Thrace that…
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Turkish Archaeologists Unearth 7,000-Year-Old Ubaid-Period Human Footprints at Tell Kurdu Höyük
Turkish archaeologists working at Tell Kurdu Höyük in Hatay province have uncovered a discovery rarely seen in Anatolia: five human footprints dating back 7,000 years to the Ubaid period. The prints were found on August 21, 2025, in trench 8564. Experts determined that they belonged to individuals walking on rain-soaked mud, which allowed the impressions…
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Daskyleion’s Lydian Kitchen Reveals New Hearths, Fish Remains, and Evidence of Dog Consumption
Excavations at the ancient city of Daskyleion, located on the shores of Lake Manyas in northwestern Anatolia, have uncovered striking new details about daily life 2,600 years ago. Archaeologists working in the so-called “Lydian kitchen” unearthed two additional hearths, along with seeds, fish bones, and animal remains. The most surprising evidence comes from dog bones…
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Rare 5,000-Year-Old Human-Faced Pottery Fragment Discovered in Central Anatolia
Archaeologists excavating the prehistoric mound of Gökhöyük, in Turkey’s Konya province, have uncovered a pottery fragment carved with human facial features dating back around 5,000 years. Researchers believe the object was not a household item but part of a ritual vessel, offering rare insight into the symbolic practices of early Anatolian communities. A Settlement with…
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First Tangible Evidence of the Kaska—Hittites’ Implacable Foe—Emerges at Oymaağaç Höyük
This season at Oymaağaç Höyük (Samsun/Vezirköprü) pushes the story beyond the Hittites’ sacred city of Nerik: Middle Bronze–Iron Age finds consolidate Nerik’s identity and surface the first hard archaeological traces of the Kaska. Excavations at Oymaağaç Höyük—conducted since 2005 under Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism within the Heritage for the Future Project—had already tied…
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3,500-Year-Old Kitchen Set and Unique Artifacts Unearthed at Karahöyük, Konya
Excavations at Karahöyük in Konya’s Meram district have revealed a remarkable collection of artifacts dating back approximately 3,500 years. Among the discoveries are a complete kitchen set with a jug, a plate, and a handled cup, miniature toys, figurines, clay bull models, and cremation burials, providing unprecedented insight into daily life in central Anatolia during…