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Lost for 43 Years, the Zeus Temple of Limyra Finally Reveals Itself
For more than four decades, archaeologists at Limyra in southern Turkey searched for a sanctuary they knew existed only through inscriptions. Season after season, the city surrendered new structures, new tombs, new fragments of memory — but the Zeus Temple remained elusive. A Breakthrough Beneath the Orange Trees The 2024 excavation season, carried out with…
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A New Chapter in Prehistory: First Human-Faced T-Shaped Pillar Unearthed at Karahantepe
Archaeologists working at Karahantepe, one of Türkiye’s oldest Neolithic sites, have uncovered a T-shaped stone pillar bearing a carved human face — a discovery hailed as a first in human history. The announcement was made by Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, who shared the news on his official X (Twitter) account, writing:…