Tag: Turkey
Well-preserved mosaic featuring lions discovered in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium
Archaeologists have uncovered a mosaic with lion motifs during excavations in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium.
Excavations continue in the ancient city of...
Phallus and the boar: Turkey digs yield clues to human history
The dry expanses of southeastern Anatolia, home to some of humanity's most ancient sites, have yielded fresh discoveries in the form of a stone...
Cranial traumas show dramatic increase as the first cities were being built
The development of the earliest cities in Mesopotamia and the Middle East led to a substantial increase in violence between inhabitants. Laws, centralized administration,...
Artificial intelligence and clay tablets: not yet a perfect match
Translating ancient texts, filling in missing parts of clay tablets: articles are popping up more and more often about the possibilities offered by artificial...
Figurines dating back 8,000 years unearthed at the Ulucak Tumulus in Western Anatolia
Figurines dating to around 5700 BC, believed to represent a family (a couple and a child), have been recently discovered at the Ulucak Tumulus...
Statue of Marcus Aurelius seized in New York as part of investigation into stolen antiquities from Turkey
New York authorities have seized a headless bronze statue depicting the Roman Emperor and philosopher Marcus Aurelius, which was in the possession of the...