Resource Manager Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Ancient Road Uncovered in Turkey’s Tarsus MERSİN – Anadolu Agency January 01, 2015 "Works at an archaeological site in the southern province of Mersin’s historical Tarsus district have unearthed an ancient road. In a written statement, Tarsus Museum Director Mehmet Çavuş said drainage work in the field had revealed an ancient road built using the polygonal technique."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Traces of Ancient Life at Hatay Archaeology Museum HATAY – Anadolu Agency Now in its new location, 40 percent of the Hatay Archaeology Museum is open to visitors, displaying thousands of artifacts dating back to the Stone Age. When the second stage is finished next year, it will have the largest mosaic display area January 05, 2016"The Hatay Archaeology Museum, which opened in its new location nearly a year ago, takes its visitors on a journey with its interesting atmosphere and avant-garde technological systems. One of the world’s largest museums, the Hatay Archaeology Museum is home to a total of 36,858 artworks, including 18,818 archaeological pieces, 989 ethnographical pieces, 15,044 coins, 1,509 seals, 423 tablets, two archive documents and 73 codices."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Historic Church Discovered in Turkey’s Nevşehir ‘Could Change History of Orthodoxy’ January 26, 2016 NEVŞEHİR – Anadolu Agency "Another historical church has been discovered underground during excavations in Turkey’s Cappadocia region, with experts saying the frescoes inside could change the history of Orthodoxy" Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Archaeology Makes Use of Laser Technology January 27, 2016 BURDUR – Anadolu Agency "Artifacts of the ancient city of Kibyra can be seen in the digitally thanks to a laser technology project initiated by Mehmet Akif Ersoy University"Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Archaeologists Find Bronze Age Shipwreck off Turkey’s Southwest MUĞLA - Anadolu Agency February 03, 2016 "Underwater works carried out by Dokuz Eylül University since 2007 have unearthed one of the oldest shipwrecks ever found in Turkey’s seas" Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Ancient Assyrians Buried Their Dead With Turtles The reptiles may have represented eternal life, served as symbolic protectors BY HELEN THOMPSON 2:00PM, MARCH 30, 2016 "A remarkable 3,400-year-old necropolis has been discovered at an Egyptian quarry site, the Ministry of Antiquities announced on Wednesday. Consisting of dozens of rock-cut tombs, the New Kingdom necropolis was found at Gebel el Sisila, a site north of Aswan known for its stone quarries on both sides of the Nile. Blocks used in building almost all of ancient Egypt’s great temples were cut from there." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted April 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2016 Philadelphia, the Ancient Era Health Center KARAMAN – Anadolu Agency April 19, 2016 "Surgical instruments and burial chambers unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Philadelphia in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman’s Gökçeseki village have boosted the idea that the ancient city was the health center of the Taşeli region. Karaman Museum Director Abdülbari Yıldız said the remains of the ancient city of Philadelphia lay on the 20th kilometer of the Ermenek-Mut highway north of the Çamlıca and Gökçeseki villages."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 ‘Be Cheerful, Live Your Life:’ Ancient Mosaic ‘Meme’ Found in Turkey’s South HATAY – Anadolu Agency April 22, 2016 "What could be considered an ancient motivational meme which reads “be cheerful, live your life” in ancient Greek has been discovered on a centuries-old mosaic found during excavation works in the southern province of Hatay."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Horseracing Rules Found on 2,000-year-old Tablet in Central Turkey KONYA – Anadolu AgencyMay 02, 2016"Horseracing rules written on a 2,000-year-old tablet were uncovered in the Beyşehir district of the Central Anatolian province of Konya on May 2. The tablet, which is part of the Lukuyanus Monument, was apparently built to honor a jockey named Lukuyanus, who died at an early age in the Pisidia era. Professor Hasan Bahar from Selçuk University’s History Department said the tablet was found at the site of an ancient hippodrome."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 Tomb in Istanbul's Silivri Year’s ‘Biggest Archaeological Discovery’ Ömer Erbil - ISTANBUL May 17, 2016 "Excavations by the Istanbul Archaeology Museum in Istanbul’s Silivri district have unearthed a “kurgan-style” tomb, which officials have already heralded as the biggest archaeological discovery of the year."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted May 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2016 COIN INDICATES SECOND BULGARIAN EMPIRE GAINED CONTROL OVER THESSALONIKI (SALONICA) IN MID 13TH CENTURY, COLLECTOR, ARCHAEOLOGISTS HYPOTHESIZE May 19, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages "Thessaloniki (also known in English as Salonica or Thessalonica), the second largest city in today’s Greece and the second most important city of the Byzantine Empire in the Middle Ages, may have come under the control of the Second Bulgarian Empire in the second quarter of the 13th century." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 Historic Columns of Sardis in for Cleaning MANİSA – Anadolu Agency June 28, 2016 "Columns that one graced Sardis, the capital of the ancient Lydian Kingdom, are getting a clean and polish to bring them back to their original state. Work is continuing in the ancient city of Sardis in the western province of Manisa, where many structures still survive, to unearth a 13-meter arch and streets. Parts of the columns that have lost their original color are being cleaned with special chemicals."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Biblical Riot at Ephesus: The Archaeological Context Archaeology shines light on the riot against Paul at Ephesus Biblical Archaeology Society Staff • 07/14/2016 "In Acts 19, Luke describes a frenzied riot at Ephesus, a city in the Roman province of Asia in modern-day Turkey: ..." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted July 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2016 Underwater Basilica in İznik to Shed Light on Roman Era BURSA – Anadolu Agency July 22, 2016 "An underwater Roman era basilica found only 20 meters off the shore of Lake İznik in the northwestern province of Bursa will be revived for tourism, as an “underwater museum” project at the site is underway, according to local authorities."Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2016 Secret Tunnel Found in Hittite Capital ÇORUM – Anadolu Agency August 20, 2016 "Archaeological works in Alacahöyük, one of the most important centers of the Hittite Empire and considered Turkey’s first “national excavation field,” have unearthed a 2,300-year-old secret tunnel known as a potern." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Underground Artifacts in Seljuk Graveyard to be Unearthed BİTLİS – Anadolu Agency August 27, 2016 "Geophysical works have been continuing in the world’s largest Islamic graveyard, the Seljuk graveyard in the eastern province of Bitlis’ Ahlat district, known as the entrance gate of Anatolia." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Archeologists Discover 4,200 Year-Old Rattle in Central Turkey DAILY SABAH - ISTANBUL Published August 26, 2016 "A 4200-year-old toy, equivalent to today's rattle, has been discovered at the Acemhöyük excavation site in Yeşilova, Aksaray. The toy dates back to the early Bronze Age." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Zeus Temple to Regain its Glory MUĞLA – Anadolu Agency September 01, 2016 "The Zeus Lepsynos Temple from the 2nd century B.C. will be revived to regain its former glory, as archaeological excavations continue in the ancient city of Euromos in the western province of Muğla’s Milas district." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 2,100-Year-Old Goddess Kybele Sculpture Unearthed in Turkey's Black Sea ORDU – Anadolu Agency September 09, 2016 "A 2,100-year-old marble mother goddess sculpture of Kybele has been unearthed during excavations in the Black Sea province of Ordu’s Kurul Castle, one of the first archaeological digs in the region." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Byzantine-Era Tablet Found in Road Construction KARAMAN – Doğan News Agency September 09, 2016 "A Byzantine-era stone tablet has been found during road construction in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman’s Ermenek district. Discovered in the field of farmer Ali Boztoprak, the tablet features a Greek message that says: “Hello, friend. May you receive twice that of which you wish for me,” as well as the words “proastion – topothesia.” The tablet was delivered to museum officials for examination." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ancient Karkamış Sees Modern War on Turkey-Syria Border GAZİANTEP – The Associated Press September 10, 2016 "The tourist gate and ticket house are ready at the ancient city of Karkamış, where Turkish troops crossed last month into Syria and ousted Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militants from the border. Despite Syria’s civil war, archaeologists on the Turkish side of border-straddling Karkamış unearthed sculptures, mosaics and other artifacts in relative safety although sporadic gunfire and shelling was occasionally audible from the Syrian side. Now they plan to open the remains of the strategic city from the Hittite era to the public next year, despite the proximity of conflict in neighboring Syria." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ancient Seal Found in Tatarlı Mound ADANA – Doğan News Agency September 12, 2016 "Excavations at Tatarlı Mound in the southern province of Adana’s Ceyhan district have unearthed an impression seal from a monumental Hittite-era structure. The seal contains information from about 3,000 years ago. The female name “Pati” was also found on the seal." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Restoration Of Laodicea's Hellenistic Theatre To Be Completed In 3 Years 9/18/2016 07:00:00 PM "The restoration and excavation work of a 2,200-year-old theatre located in the ancient city of Laodicea in Turkey's southwestern Denizli province is expected to be completed within three years, an archaeologist leading the restoration works said on Saturday." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Gold Found in 8th Century BC Sarcophagi Discovered in Turkey's Çanakkale Province NURBANU KIZIL - ISTANBUL Published September 29, 2016 "Municipal workers trying to fix broken water pipes in Turkey's northwestern Çanakkale province found three ancient sarcophagi from the 8th century B.C. during the excavation. One of the two sarcophagi which were opened on Wednesday has gold jewelry, while the remaining one is expected to be opened on Friday." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Resource Manager Posted October 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2016 Centuries-Old Rental Agreement Unearthed in Turkey’s İzmir ANTALYA – Doğan News Agency October 04, 2016 "Excavations that are ongoing in the ancient city of Teos in İzmir’s Seferihisar have unearthed a 2,200-year-old inscription, thought to be the most comprehensive rental agreement in Anatolian history." Continued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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