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25 Stone Turtle Figurines Found in a Turkish Cave May Reveal a 16,500-Year-Old Ritual World
Deep inside a prehistoric cave in northwestern Türkiye, archaeologists have uncovered an unusual collection of about 25 stone turtle figurines, some deliberately pushed into the ground around circular architectural features. The discovery is offering a rare glimpse into the symbolic world of hunter-gatherers who used the site toward the end of the Ice Age. The…
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Ancient Marble “Star Watcher” Figurine Found in Gedikkaya Cave May Rewrite Human History
A groundbreaking discovery in Gedikkaya Cave, located in Turkey’s Bilecik province, has shaken the foundations of archaeological understanding. A marble figurine—older than the famed Göbekli Tepe—has been unearthed, potentially rewriting what we know about prehistoric cultures in Anatolia. 16,500-Year-Old Traces of Life in the Heart of Anatolia Between 2019 and 2023, excavations were carried out…