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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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Archaeologists Unearth 13,000-Year-Old Bone Tools and Beads in Direkli Cave, Turkey
Archaeologists have uncovered a collection of bone tools and ornamental beads dating back around 13,000 years in Direkli Cave, a prehistoric site in Kahramanmaraş, southeastern Turkey. The discovery sheds new light on the technological innovation and symbolic life of some of Anatolia’s earliest inhabitants. Early Craftsmanship at the Dawn of Sedentary Life The excavation team,…