4,000-Year-Old Dog Paw Prints Found in Bronze Age House Ruins in Türkiye
Nearly 4,000 years ago, a dog walked across a wet mudbrick in western Anatolia, leaving paw prints that would survive for millennia. Archaeologists have now…
Ancient Anatolia
Archaeologists Discover Troy’s First Known Musical Instrument
A 2,800-year-old bone flute has become the first musical instrument identified in more than 160 years of excavations at ancient Troy in Türkiye. The rare…
A Roman Temple at Blaundos Was Built Inside a Sacred Space Centuries Older Than Itself
Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Blaundos in western Türkiye have uncovered a 250-meter-long enclosure wall that shows the city’s North Temple was built inside…
Ancient Hittite Text Reveals a 3,600-Year-Old Royal Power Struggle and a Woman Called the ‘Serpent’
An ancient Hittite text preserves the story of a royal power struggle that unfolded around 3,600 years ago, when a king rejected his intended successor…
Complete 2,300-Year-Old Skeleton Found at Hattusa with Knife Beside the Shoulder
Archaeologists at Hattusa have uncovered a 2,300-year-old burial containing a complete human skeleton, with a knife lying beside the deceased’s right shoulder. The grave was…
4,000-Year-Old Cuneiform Letters from Anatolia Read Without Opening Their Clay Envelopes
Nearly 4,000 years ago, cuneiform letters sent through the Old Assyrian trade network in Anatolia were written on small clay tablets, wrapped in thin clay…
Rare 1,750-Year-Old Jar Burial at Hadrianopolis May Be the First of Its Kind in the Region
A large ceramic jar buried nearly 1,750 years ago has revealed an unusual Roman-period grave at Hadrianopolis Ancient City, where archaeologists found a skeleton placed…
Lost Language of Ancient Anatolia Moves Closer to Decipherment as Sidetic Alphabet Expands to 31 Letters
Researchers studying Sidetic, the ancient language of Side, have expanded the known alphabet from 26 to 31 letters. The advance may seem small, but for…
Hittite Hygiene Was Far More Advanced Than We Thought, New Research Shows
For a civilisation that ruled much of Anatolia more than three millennia ago, the Hittites were far less indifferent to dirt than modern stereotypes might…