Workers find 2,000-year old mosaics in southern Turkey
Once again, Anatolia revealed its Greco-Roman legacy, this time in the form of beautiful mosaics possibly dating back to 1st century AD. The fascinating discovery…
Once again, Anatolia revealed its Greco-Roman legacy, this time in the form of beautiful mosaics possibly dating back to 1st century AD. The fascinating discovery…
Circa 9th century BC, an ancient incantation described the capture of the ‘devourer’ that could seemingly produce ‘fire’. The discovery of the text, made in…
As part of excavation works in the ancient city of Patara along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, archaeologists have uncovered an exceptional Viking sword, believed to…
Last week, we talked about the discoveries of two Greek settlements, one in Crimea and the other pertaining to the lost city of Tenea. This…
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence “Religion and Politics” at Germany’s University of Münster have uncovered a rare bathing facility from the era of the…
In one of our articles about the Achaemenid Persians, we talked about how their ancient empire (circa 6th century BC) stretched from Anatolia and Egypt…
Touted as the oldest known town in Eskişehir, in the historic Seyitgazi district, northwest Turkey, archaeologists have revealed the remnants of a Bronze Age settlement…
The remnants of nearly a hundred border monitoring towers have been unearthed at the Bozdağ National Park in Karatay, a town and district of Konya…
A team of archaeologists has unearthed the graves of several youth at Başur Höyük, a Bronze Age burial site in Turkey. Believed to be oldest…
The 4th-century Zerzevan Castle, perched atop a 400-ft high rocky hill overlooking the strategic pathway and trade route between Diyarbakir and Mardin, was built by…