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4000-year-old Sumerian port discovered in Mesopotamia

16 May 2018 | Archaeo Feed
4000-year-old Sumerian port discovered in Mesopotamia

A team of Italian and Iraqi archaeologists uncovered remains of an ancient Sumerian port, located near Abu Tbeirah, Turkey’s Kahramanmaraş province. The site dates back 4000 years.

Asia

Possibly oldest artillery shells found off Japan’s coast

5 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Possibly oldest artillery shells found off Japan's coast

Divers discovered six artillery hells, believed to be the oldest of their kind, within the wreckage of the Ottoman Navy frigate “Ertuğrul”, that sunk in 1890 near Kushimoto, in the Wakayama Prefecture, southern Japan. 

Near East

Broken statues of gods discovered in ancient city

5 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Broken statues of gods discovered in ancient city

Archaeologists uncovered parts of a statue depicting gods in the ancient Greek city of Anazarbus, Adana Province, South Turkey. The statue shows the goddess Hygeia and god Eros.

Near East

Bear figurine found at a Neolithic mound

31 January 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Bear figurine found at a Neolithic mound

Among the artefacts discovered by archaeologists at the Yeşilova Mound, İzmir province, West Turkey, was a bear statue said to date back around 8600 years.

Near East

Byzantine sarcophagus cover found by construction workers

30 January 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Byzantine sarcophagus cover found by construction workers

Construction workers in Gümüşhane, North Turkey, uncovered a lid of a sarcophagus covered with Greek writing. The artefact is said to date back to the Byzantine times.

Near East

Children’s toys discovered inside Hellenistic tombs

23 January 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Children's toys discovered inside Hellenistic tombs

Archaeologists discovered toys inside tombs of children at a Hellenistic Period necropolis of the ancient seaport city of Parion, North-West Turkey.

Near East

New cuneiform tablets found at ancient Kanesh

29 November 2017 | Archaeo Feed
New cuneiform tablets found at ancient Kanesh

Archaeologists discovered new 4000-year-old clay tablets written in cuneiform script at the site of the ancient city of Kanesh at present-day Kültepe, Kayseri province, Turkey.

Near East

Paint workshop from 6000 BC unearthed at settlement mound

3 October 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Paint workshop from 6000 BC unearthed at settlement mound

Archaeologists have discovered possibly one of the oldest paint workshops of the world at the ancient settlement mound of Kanlıtaş, Eskişehir province, Turkey.

Near East

Ancient human remains discovered at Istanbul metro construction site

8 September 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient human remains discovered at Istanbul metro construction site

Human remains dating back to between 1200-800 BC have been unearthed by construction workers at the site of a new metro project connecting Istanbul’s Kabataş-Beşiktaş-Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey districts.

Near East

Ancient Greek sarcophagus opened in North-Western Turkey

2 September 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient Greek sarcophagus opened in North-Western Turkey

A 2500-year-old sarcophagus was uncovered and opened during excavations at the ancient Greek city of Antandrus, located in Turkey’s Balıkesir province.

Near East

Branded pottery and terracotta unearthed in ancient city

2 August 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Branded pottery and terracotta unearthed in ancient city

Archaeologists unearthed samples of terracotta artefacts and mosaic pieces with embossed letters “ANT” during excavations of the ancient city of  Antiochia ad Cragum, Southern Turkey.

Near East

Mosaic with Greek mythology motifs discovered

1 August 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Mosaic with Greek mythology motifs discovered

Excavations unearthed an impressive mosaic at the ancient Greek city of Perge, Turkey. The mosaic depicts the sacrifice of Iphigenia, the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra during the Trojan War.

Near East

Ancient well of water with supposed healing properties discovered

30 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient well of water with supposed healing properties discovered

Archaeologists unearthed a 2700-year-old well in ancient Greek city of Parion, Çanakkale province of Turkey. The water from the well was believed to possess healing properties and to be the source of beauty in the region.

Near East

Remains of ancient Roman board game discovered

4 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Remains of ancient Roman board game discovered

Archaeologists discovered a partially preserved board of an ancient Roman game called Ludus duodecim scriptorum or XII scripta during excavations at city of Tripolis, Denizli province, Turkey.

Near East

Road works unearth ancient sarcophagus

20 May 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Road works unearth ancient sarcophagus

Construction workers unearthed an ancient sarcophagus during road works in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Near East

Three people arrested for selling artefacts in Istanbul

3 April 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Three people arrested for selling artefacts in Istanbul

Three people, including a foreign national were arrested by Turkish Police in Istanbul for allegedly selling 121 historical artefacts.

Near East

Relief’s study sets back region’s history 1000 years

30 March 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Relief's study sets back region's history 1000 years

Examination of a relief accidentally found in the Nevruz Forest, Elazığ, in Turkey’s Eastern Anatolia, is said to set back the region’s history back a full 1,000 years more than originally believed. The find is believed to date back 4000 years.

Near East

Historic column found being used as a hospital table

1 March 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Historic column found being used as a hospital table

A rounded block of marble, used as a table in a hospital in Turgutlu, West Turkey, was identified a part of a historical column from the Roman era.

Near East

Hellenistic jar filled with human remains found at construction site

1 February 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Hellenistic jar filled with human remains found at construction site

Archaeologists working at a construction site at İsmet Paşa district of Muğla province, western Turkey, discovered an ancient jar containing burnt human remains. It is believed to date to the Hellenistic period.

Near East

Byzantine Era tombs unearthed in Stratonikeia

21 January 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Byzantine Era tombs unearthed in Stratonikeia

Excavations at Stratonikeia in Turkey’s Muğla province revealed 65 tombs containing remains of inhabitants of the city from Roman times.

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