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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - In 1929, Austrian archaeologist Josef Keil and his team uncovered a water-filled sarcophagus in the ruins of the "Octagon," a grand structure on Ephesos's
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of researchers, led by a University of Michigan archaeologist, has made a significant discovery during excavations in the ancient Greek city
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - According to expert analysis, the archaeological site of Göbekli Tepe in southern Turkey, dating back approximately 12,000 years, has yielded evidence of what
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The Neolithic site of Çemka Höyük, situated in the Upper Tigris Basin in Turkey, has yielded a significant archaeological discovery. Excavating at this location,
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The recent reassembly of the only known surviving Roman lorica squamata armor marks a significant milestone in archaeological research. This exceptional find, unearthed
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A 3,300-year-old Hittite cuneiform tablet found in Büklükale, Turkey, has finally been deciphered and sheds new light on the ancient Hittite civilization. The
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - More than 100 ornaments buried in ancient graves dated to about 11,000 years have been unearthed by archaeologists from Ankara University. These artifacts
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating in the Neolithic city of Çatalhöyük in central Anatolia, archaeologists found an 8,600-year-old piece of bread in a structure resembling an
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Statue heads of ancient Greek deities have been unearthed several times in the ancient city of Aizanoi, Turkey. Now, archaeologists report they have
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed the largest floor mosaic in İncesu district, Örenşehir District, Köy İçi locality, in the Cappadocia region. Archaeological excavations in İncesu
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating at the ancient city Hattusa in Turkey keep making fascinating discoveries. Once the capital of the Hittite empire, the city of
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the ancient city of Doliche in southeastern Turkey have uncovered more than 2,000 clay seal impressions. The seal impression, bullae,
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Among many extraordinary finds reported from the archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Anemurium located in the province of Mersin in southern Türkiye
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The ancient Greek city of Assos on the Aegean coast of modern Turkey is an interesting place where many archaeological have been made.
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The world's oldest human statue has been unearthed in Karahan Tepe, Turkey. The 7.5-foot-tall statue is estimated to be about 11,000 years and
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have unearthed a Roman cosmetics shop in the marketplace in the ancient city of Aizanoi, Turkey. Famous for its well-preserved temple of
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - For two years, archaeologists have been excavating Kremna, an ancient city located in the province of Burdur (Taurus mountains)a city located on the
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Boğazköy-Hattusha in north-central Turkey have discovered a new Indo-European language. This was once the capital
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Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - This year, excavations carried out in the ancient city of Hadrianapolis revealed remains of galleries and halls with traces of life dated to
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A fascinating archaeological discovery has been made in the ancient city of Kayalipinar, Turkey. Archaeologists report unearthing ancient clay seal impressions that could
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeological excavations conducted at the Aşağıseyit Mound site in western Anatolia's Denizli have revealed a 3,500-year-old grape seed. In the excavations at Aşağıseyit
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists using ground-penetrating radar report detecting huge ancient structures beneath the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle in Turkey. Have scientists discovered an enormous ancient underground
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have found a beautiful life-sized statue of a water nymph estimated to be 1,800 years old. The ancient statue was discovered during
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A group of impressive monumental ancient structures have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating at Garibin Tepe in Van, Turkey. Scientists say the large
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered 3,000-year-old wood structures in a deep and long tunnel used by the ancient Hittite civilization. One of the most fascinating
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The magnificent Harput Castle, also known as the Milk Castle, was built by the Urartu Kingdom in the 8th century B.C. The lost
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Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeological discoveries provide us with vital information about the daily life of our ancestors. What did ancient people eat and drink, and what
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Evolution
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A new fossil ape from an 8.7-million-year-old site in Türkiye is challenging long-accepted ideas of human origins and adding weight to the theory
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists continue excavating the remains of the St. Polyeuktos Church, considered one of the most important structures of the Eastern Roman Empire. This
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Scientists knew the ancient underground city they examined was huge, but now it's obvious it's twice as large as previously thought! What secrets
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavated at Assos, an ancient Greek city located on the Aegean coast in the Ayvacık district of Çanakkale province, Turkey, discovered a
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Earlier this year, a massive and horrifying earthquake struck southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. Almost 60,000 people died in
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The fascinating ancient Hittite sanctuary of Yazilikaya ('rock with writing') lies between rock outcroppings at the foot of the high ridge east of
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A pair of nice sandals were discovered during excavation works at the Harbor of Eleutherios (Theodosius), one of the ports of ancient Constantinople, the
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Artifacts
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A previously unknown underground tunnel estimated to be about 1,500 years have been unearthed during ongoing archaeological excavations in 1,500-year-old St. Polyeuktos Church in
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News
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Saving lives is more important than archaeological and historical sites. However, regretfully, we must inform you that the ancient Gaziantep Castle has been
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Kadikalesi Castle is situated on a low mound, in the town of Sogucak, in the province of Aydin in Turkey. The mound, on
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - After four months of hard work, the restoration process of this ancient fountain is complete, and it will provide fresh water once again
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Ani was once the capital of the Kingdom of Armenia. It was a powerful and flourishing city where traders
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Undoubtedly, ancient Greek Gods and Goddesses were highly significant in the ancient city of Aizanoi. During previous excavations, archaeologists discovered the statue heads
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating in Turkey have unearthed a mysterious, ancient circular structure that could be part of something much bigger. Scientists are now considering
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Archaeology
Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists have discovered what may be the earliest known narrative scene, telling an ancient story, at the 11,000-year-old site of Sayburç in south-eastern
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