• 5,000-Year-Old Drainage System Reveals Early Planning in Western Türkiye

    5,000-Year-Old Drainage System Reveals Early Planning in Western Türkiye

    Archaeologists excavating Liman Tepe, a prehistoric coastal site in western Türkiye, have uncovered a stone drainage system built approximately 5,000 years ago. The channels ran between terraces at different elevations and probably directed rainwater toward a designated part of the site. Located in Urla, İzmir, Liman Tepe was an important coastal centre during the Early…