Gedikkaya Cave

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…

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…