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9,000-Year-Old Workshop Discovered in Türkiye Reveals Neolithic Malachite Processing and Copper Working
Archaeologists have discovered a 9,000-year-old malachite and copper workshop at Çayönü Tepesi in southeastern Türkiye. The stone-paved workspace contained raw and partly worked malachite, processed samples, copper beads and other copper objects, preserving several stages of Neolithic production within the same excavated area. The excavation team uncovered the workshop during the 2026 season near Ergani…
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Traces of a 5,000-year-old earthquake have been uncovered beneath Çayönü, one of the oldest agricultural settlements in southeastern Turkey
Beneath the rolling plains of southeastern Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered traces of a devastating earthquake that struck some 5,000 years ago, toppling a rectangular mudbrick structure at Çayönü, one of the earliest agricultural communities in human history. The discovery offers rare evidence of prehistoric seismic activity in the heart of ancient Upper Mesopotamia — and…
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Çayönü, Türkiye: The 10,000-Year-Old Village That Sparked Civilization
Imagine a world before writing, before cities, even before farming. Humanity is still roaming, dependent on hunting and gathering. And then—somewhere in southeastern Türkiye, a small settlement begins to form. A quiet revolution is taking place, one that will shape the future of our species. Welcome to Çayönü, one of the world’s earliest known villages.…