The ancient city of Iconium is now known as Konya. It is located in central Turkey. The city lies at an elevation of about 1,027 meters (3,370 feet) on the southwest edge of the central Anatolian...
The ancient city of Teos sits on the western coast of Turkey, directly across the Aegean Sea from Athens, near the modern city of Sığacık in the historic region known as Ionia. It was one of 12...
The ancient city of Perge, located in the Antalya province of modern-day Turkey, continues to reveal its historical significance through ongoing archaeological work. During the latest excavation...
Around 400 BC, in a city named after one of their most famous and successful emperors, Roman soldiers spent their idle time shuffling counters around a game board, in an attempt to hone their...
The site of one of Alexander the Great’s most important battles, the Battle of the Granicus River (334 BC), has been found by historians and archaeologists in the province of Çanakkale in...
During the excavations carried out in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in the Eskipazar district of Karabük, an amulet depicting Solomon on horseback spearing the devil, dating back to the 5th...
By R. Alexander Bentley /The Conversation In my research focused on early farmers of Europe, I have often wondered about a curious pattern through time: Farmers lived in large dense villages, then...
During excavations at Midas Castle, a Bronze Age site in Eskisehir in northwestern Turkey, archaeologists unearthed an astonishing collection of ruins linked to an ancient culture that once reigned...
In addition to the 700 plus objects unearthed exactly a year ago, and along with arrowheads discovered in the last week of August, archaeologists have uncovered further evidence of the physical...
During the archaeological excavations at Yeşilova Höyük Mound in Izmir’s Bornova district, a remarkable 8,200-year-old kohl applicator (AKA eye liner) made from stone was discovered. It is evidence...
What comes to mind when one says Anatolia? Does the phrase “land of the rising sun” (as the ancient Greeks called it) appear? Or, because it technically belongs to the Middle East, do you think of an...
During excavations at the Küllüoba Mound site in the city of Eskişehir in central Anatolia , Turkey, archaeologists have unearthed ruins associated with an ancient cult that may have roots going as...
Recent archaeological excavations at Kef Castle, an ancient Urartian fortress perched at 2,300 meters (7,546 feet) above sea level in the Adilcevaz district of Bitlis, Turkey, have yielded a...
Ancient Anatolia: Cradle of Civilizations (Video) Ancient Anatolia stands as a rich tapestry of human civilization, with its history weaving together a myriad of cultures, empires, and innovations...
An extraordinary discovery in Kültepe has shed light on the ancient origins of commerce in Anatolia. A 4000-year-old cuneiform tablet reveals that the first company in the region was founded by a...
The discovery of painted hieroglyphs from 2022 in the Yerkapı Tunnel in Hattusa, the ancient capital of the Hittites, have now been deciphered. These Anatolian hieroglyphs have finally been unveiled...
Overlooking the Konya Plain in Turkey lies the remarkable and unique ancient city of Çatalhöyük, the largest and best-preserved Neolithic site found to date. At a time when most of the world's people...
The Kingdom of Urartu, a once significant ancient civilization nestled in the rugged terrain of the Armenian Highlands, flourished from the 9th to 6th centuries BC. Often overshadowed by its...
Archaeologists carrying out an ongoing survey in Turkey’s Tunceli province in Eastern Anatolia have discovered two open-air Urartian temples inside two fortresses at settlements that date back to the...
Anatolia , nestled between the continents of Europe and Asia, is a veritable treasure trove of ancient civilizations and cultural heritage. Despite Herodotus's misconceptions, the region's historical...
In 2021, a team of researchers unearthed a 2,800-year-old temple at the ancient Thracian city of Heraion Teikhos, in Turkey. Now, a water system has been identified leading to a space within the...
During excavations at Hattusa, capital of the Hittite kingdom during the late Bronze Age, archaeologists discovered a one-of-a-kind object crafted from Hattusa ivory, estimated to be around 2,800...
In the midst of artificial intelligence and cutting-edge language models, a significant archaeological discovery has unfolded in Boğazköy-Hattusha ( Hattusa ), the old Hittite capital in Turkey...
Harput Castle has long stood as an emblem of Anatolia's rich tapestry of history. A gem nestled in Turkey's landscape, its enigmatic walls and remnants have many tales to tell, and recent excavations...
