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Ancient gold crown seized from smugglers

4 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient gold crown seized from smugglers

Turkish Police’s Anti-Smuggling and Organized Crime Branch has seized a 2200-year old gold crown and silver bowl  in Istanbul during a hotel raid against historical artefact smugglers. 

Near East

Olive farmers destroy section of an ancient road

4 March 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Olive farmers destroy section of an ancient road

Villagers of Tekeler in Söke district of Turkey’s Aydın Province have destroyed a section of an ancient stone road that once connected the cities of Alinda and Herakleia (Latmos), to make way for their olive groves.

Near East

Seljuk-Era inn emerges from a drying water reservoir

19 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Seljuk-Era inn emerges from a drying water reservoir

Drought causes the ruins of a 816-year-old Seljuk inn to emerge from the waters of the Altınapa dam, Konya Province, Central Turkey.

Near East

Storm washes up Roman artefacts on shore

19 February 2018 | Archaeo Feed
Storm washes up Roman artefacts on shore

Recent storms have washed up Roman era artefacts, including columns, on the shores of the Amasra district, Bartın Province, North Turkey.

Near East

Numerous ancient wreckages identified at Turkish coast

29 November 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Numerous ancient wreckages identified at Turkish coast

Underwater archaeologists have managed to identify 18 shipwrecks on a coastline of 100 kilometres at Turkey’s southern province of Mersin. The shipwrecks area said to date back to between 1000 and 2700 years.

Near East

Ancient burials found at Urartian necropolis

29 November 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient burials found at Urartian necropolis

Archaeologists discovered burials at an Urartian necropolis at the Çavuştepe Castle, Van Province, East Turkey, which provide new details about Urartian burial customs.

Near East

Numerous skeletons uncovered in ancient city of Parion

28 November 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Numerous skeletons uncovered in ancient city of Parion

Archaeologists conducting excavations at the ancient city of Parion, Çanakkale Province, Turkey, uncovered a chamber tomb containing skeletons of 24 individuals.

Near East

Excavations reveal 11th-century church

28 November 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Excavations reveal 11th-century church

Researchers have uncovered remains of a 800-year-old church located within the ancient city of Adramytteion, Balıkesir province, Turkey.

Near East

Byzantine-era monastery complex under investigation

4 October 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Byzantine-era monastery complex under investigation

Archaeologists excavating a monastery complex on the Giresun Island on the Black Sea, known for being a significant religious centre in the Byzantine era, revealed facts of daily life and traditions of the site.

Near East

2500-year-old mausoleum Vandalised with graffiti

3 October 2017 | Archaeo Feed
2500-year-old mausoleum Vandalised with graffiti

A 2500-mausoleum from the Lycian era located near Gölova, Antalya province, Southern Turkey, has been vandalised with graffiti.

Near East

Ancient velvet carpet seized by Police

8 September 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient velvet carpet seized by Police

Police officers have seized a velvet wall carpet in Adana, East Turkey. The object is believed to be 1000 years old.

Near East

Remains of Prehistoric granaries found at Bronze Age settlement

30 August 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Remains of Prehistoric granaries found at Bronze Age settlement

Archaeologists discovered remains of numerous granaries dating back 3500 years back to the Bronze Age, at the Kaymakçı settlement near Gölmarmara, Manisa province, Turkey.

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 artefacts unearthed during new season in ancient Karkemish

27 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient artefacts unearthed during new season in ancient Karkemish

Ancient sculptures, mosaics and other artefacts were unearthed during recently ended season of excavations in Karkemish, an ancient capital, located on the border of Syria and Turkey.

Europe

Gallipoli battle cannonball explodes as amateur tries to open it

21 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Gallipoli battle cannonball explodes as amateur tries to open it

A fisherman in Erenköy, Turkey, who tried to open a found Gallipoli battle cannonball with a saw to obtain powder, was killed. Police investigating his house have found additional archaeological artefacts.

Near East

Bathhouse discovered in capital of the Anatolian Seljuk state

19 July 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Bathhouse discovered in capital of the Anatolian Seljuk state

Archaeologists discovered a bath used by the Seljuk sultans in a castle on Takkeli Mountain in province of Konya, central Turkey, which once was the capital of the Anatolian Seljuk state.

Near East

Ancient Roman mosaic discovered

28 June 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Ancient Roman mosaic discovered

A mosaic dated to the 4th century AD was discovered in a field in Gölbaşı, eastern Turkish province of Adıyaman.

Near East

Home of late Göbeklitepe’s researchers burgled

2 June 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Home of late Göbeklitepe's researchers burgled

The house of the deceased German professor Klaus Schmidt, known for researching the Neolithic sanctuary site at Göbeklitepe, Turkey, is reported to have been burgled. The house is located in Kadıoğlu, Şanlıurfa province of Turkey.

Near East

Historic shrine moved to make way for hydroelectric dam

24 May 2017 | Archaeo Feed
Historic shrine moved to make way for hydroelectric dam

A 1100-ton Zeynel Bey shrine was moved to make way for a hydroelectric Ilısu dam on the Tigris river in the province of Batman, East Turkey.

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