Urartu

Archaeologists excavating at Tadım Fortress and Höyük in eastern Turkey have unearthed a remarkable stone seal dating back 7,500 years, pushing evidence of organized settlement in the Elazig region all the way back to the Neolithic period. The discovery represents the first artifact of its kind found in the city and offers compelling evidence that complex social structures existed in Anatolia far earlier than previously documented reports Turkiye Today. The seal, believed to have functioned as a marker of ownership, property, or personal identity, signals an advanced level of social organization that predates the renowned Urartu kingdom by thousands of years. The Unmatched 9500-Year-Old Honeycomb City of Çatalhöyük First 8800-Year-Old Farming Houses Discovered in Turkey A Mark of Identity From