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Mysterious Tunnel Unearthed in the Legendary Capital of the Hittites
... is one of the most important excavation fields of modern Turkey. According to Hurriyet Daily , the tunnel is ... being carried out at Geval Castle in Central Anatolia, Turkey, have revealed a secret tunnel that had been built by ... west of Konya, the seventh most populous city in Turkey, and once home to many civilizations during the ...
Natalia Klimczak - 23/08/2016 - 21:41
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Ani: The Ghost City of 1001 Churches
... repair the dome of Hagia Sophia. Cathedral of Ani ruins in Turkey. The design of the cathedral was the work of Trdat, ... uncover underground church with scenes of the damned in Turkey A Struggle for Preservation In 1892, the first ... what remained in Ani was eventually looted or destroyed. Turkey’s surrender at the end of the war lead to the ...
Veronica Parkes - 23/07/2021 - 14:47
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Earthquake Faults May Have Shaken up the Cultural Practices of Ancient Greece
... faults and ancient cities in parts of Greece and western Turkey might not seem unduly surprising given the Aegean ... of Anatolia, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. (Ad Meskens/ CC BY SA 3.0 ) There are prominent ...
ancient-origins - 14/09/2017 - 22:58
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Baby, Baby, Baby: Why Did the Ancient Greeks Turn Dead Children into Heroes?
... below). Ruins of a hero-shrine or heroon at Sagalassos, Turkey. (Tijl Vereenooghe/ CC BY SA 2.5) Defining a Hero by ...
Carly Silver - 14/07/2018 - 13:27
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The Cult of the Dead in Prehistoric America
... or in ritual caches near burials. These include ‘Turkey-Tail’ bifaces, leaf shaped and lanceolate blades, and ovate-base Adena blades. The Turkey-Tail varieties are named for their resemblance to the tail of a turkey when plucked of its feathers. READ MORE… Like this ...
Jason Jarrell - 27/04/2018 - 15:11
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Extravagance and Illness: The Cursed Karun Treasure of the Lydians
... of gorgeous artifacts discovered in the Uşak Province in Turkey overwhelmed the world of archaeology, but also caused ... the shape of a winged hippocampus from the Lydian Hoard in Turkey. ( paul-barford.blogspot.com ) What is the curse ...
Natalia Klimczak - 23/10/2016 - 14:48
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Researchers Find Remains of 'Satanic' Viking Rituals in Icelandic Cave
... Beads and other artifacts from the Middle East, including Turkey were also found in the cave but researchers have yet ... Science , the artifacts from the Middle East, and even Turkey have left the researchers confused." Finding it inside ... remains of orpiment minerals have been traced to eastern Turkey. Perhaps it was used to decorate the cave, but there ...
Sahir - 27/04/2021 - 19:03
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Egyptian Olive Oil Production Method Recreated With Delicious Results!
... production workshop in Klazomenai, Ionia, in modern-day Turkey. ( Public domain ) The civilizations that formed in ...
Sahir - 06/06/2022 - 18:33
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How the Great La Tene Culture Changed Iron Age Europe
... At its greatest extent, it reached Galatia (within modern Turkey) in the east, and all the way to Ireland in the west, ... ( balkancelts ) A Culture that Spread from Ireland to Turkey Some three centuries later, in the 3rd century BC, the ... Hungary and Serbia, penetrating all the way to modern-day Turkey, where the region of Galatia would be named after them ...
Aleksa Vučković - 05/11/2021 - 13:58
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The Underground World of the Hagia Sophia
... 5,000-year-old underground city uncovered in Cappadocia, Turkey In 1937, researchers began a survey of the underground ... the floor passageway inside Hagia Sophia Basilica, Istanbu Turkey. Credit: Mikhail Starodubov | Dreamstime.com The ...
dhwty - 07/03/2015 - 13:34
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The Celestial Temple of Sogmatar: A Sacred Site Dedicated to Sin and the Planets
... 5,000-Year-Old Toy Chariot Unearthed in Child Tomb in Turkey Could the Ark Described at Edessa Be the Biblical Ark ... of a Temple in the Ancient Site of Sogmatar in South-East Turkey." Proceedings of Conference" Archaeoacoustics II: The Archaeology of Sound", Istanbul (Turkey), Oct . 2015. J. B. Segal, “Abgar,” Encyclopædia ...
Caleb Strom - 29/12/2017 - 13:54
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Stone age Rock Art in Famous Cave of Forgotten Dreams May Show Oldest Human Depiction of Volcanic Eruption
... than 28,000 years a mural at the Çatalhöyük site in Turkey that scholars believe represents an eruption. A ... of an 8,000-year-old mural from Çatalhöyük, Turkey, showing what researchers believed was the first ...
Mark Miller - 19/01/2016 - 00:45
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Why Are Mysterious Handbags Prevalent in Ancient Carvings Worldwide?
... , located at the top of a mountain ridge in southeastern Turkey. Dating back to approximately 11,000 BC, Göbekli Tepe ... temple,” argued Scranton. Pillar 43 from Gobekli Tepe in Turkey shows three ‘handbag’ carvings along the top. ...
Kerry Sullivan - 17/09/2023 - 23:00
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When Sweden’s King Ordered a Clinical Trial of Coffee on Prisoners
... in Yemen and traded with other regions including Egypt, Turkey, and Persia. Coffee was an extremely popular trade ... century. (Jacques-Nicolas Bellin / Public domain ) From Turkey, news of the special dark stimulating beverage spread ... in Austria and Italy. European travelers returning from Turkey in the 17th century brought coffee home with them. ...
Lex Leigh - 01/07/2022 - 15:00
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The Bagrationi Dynasty – A Millennium of Christian Power
... from Speri (known today as Ispiri) in modern day Turkey. Their initial bases of power were Klarjeti and Samtskhe (the former also in modern day Turkey, while the latter is in Georgia). By expanding ... the Bagrationis conquered the region of Tao (now in Turkey) and established a polity referred today as ...
dhwty - 20/10/2019 - 23:04
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The Underground City of Naours: A Subterranean Settlement Complete with Bakeries and Chapels
... city of Derinkuyu in the Cappadocian region of modern day Turkey. The first levels of Derinkuyu were built possibly ... Alive A ‘school’ in the underground city of Derinkuyu, Turkey. (Martijn Munneke/ CC BY 2.0 ) Humans have been able ... Available at: http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/turkey/cappadocia.html “The Rock-Hewn Churches of ...
Caleb Strom - 08/07/2018 - 22:51
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King Tut’s Dagger Twist: It Was Not Made In Egypt
... made from a meteorite and it comes from ancient Anatolia, Turkey, which isn’t all that far from Egypt. (Stipich Béla ... was first excavated at Alaca Hüyük in ancient Anatolia, Turkey , according to the study. This dagger dated to the ...
Sahir - 22/02/2022 - 20:48
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History Versus Legend: In Search of Aeneas, the Trojan Refugee
... have to say on this matter? Walls of Troy, Hisarlik, Turkey. (CherryX / CC BY-SA 3.0 ) Heinrich Schliemann, a ... and excavating the sites of Troy (at modern day Hisarlik, Turkey) and Mycenae (in the northeastern part of the ... Homer. In 1868, he befriended the American vice-consul of Turkey, Frank Calvert, who himself believed that the ...
pkoutoupis - 16/04/2020 - 20:25
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Ancient Gods In Anatolia: Founders Of The Neolithic Era
... ago, in the remote recesses of Anatolia, today's southeast Turkey, something happened that, seemingly overnight, ... ago, in the remote recesses of Anatolia, today's southeast Turkey, something happened that, seemingly overnight, ...
jim willis - 04/09/2020 - 18:17
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Gōbekli Tepe: The Symbolism Of The Serpent And The Fox
... an era of at least 12,000 years ago located in modern day Turkey Archaeological excavation and research at Gōbekli ... an era of at least 12,000 years ago located in modern day Turkey; called by many the world’s first temple and the ...
dbcarroll526 - 26/09/2022 - 22:36