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Bronze Age Seafood Economy: 4,500-Year-Old Mediterranean Mussels Discovered at İkiztepe in Turkey
New findings from the prehistoric settlement of İkiztepe, located in northern Turkey’s Samsun province, are reshaping our understanding of ancient food culture. Archaeologists have identified layers of soil containing Mediterranean mussel shells dating back to the 4th millennium BC, evidence of early seafood consumption and resource transport in the Black Sea region. A Landmark Excavation…