Anatolian Archaeology

Archaeologists at Liman Tepe in western Türkiye have uncovered a stone drainage system dating back approximately 5,000 years. The channels provide rare evidence of how an Early Bronze Age coastal community managed rainwater within its settlement. The discovery was made during excavations at the prehistoric site in Urla, İzmir. According to excavation director Prof. Dr. […] The post 5,000-Year-Old Stone Drainage System Unearthed at Liman Tepe in Western Türkiye appeared first on Anatolian Archaeology.

A marine fossil uncovered at Külhöyük in Ankara has revealed a much older chapter in the history of Central Anatolia. The gastropod is believed to have lived around 66 million years ago, when waters connected to the Tethys Sea extended across the region. Türkiye’s Minister of Culture and Tourism, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, announced the find […] The post Külhöyük Reveals a Fossil from the Tethys Sea That Once Covered Central Anatolia appeared first on Anatolian Archaeology.

Twin sarcophagi carved side by side into a massive natural rock have survived for roughly 2,400 years on Gökçeada in northwestern Türkiye. Long recognized as one of the island’s archaeological landmarks, the unusual monument formed part of the necropolis of ancient Imbros. Located on a southern slope overlooking the Aegean Sea, the twin rock-cut sarcophagi […] The post 2,400-Year-Old Twin Sarcophagi Carved into a Giant Rock on Gökçeada appeared first on Anatolian Archaeology.

Archaeologists excavating Andık Cave in northwestern Türkiye have uncovered charred fig remains dated to around 6300 BC. Their concentration in a single area suggests that Neolithic communities gathered the fruit together, most likely for storage and later consumption. The discovery came from archaeological layers near Havran, a district of Balıkesir Province still closely associated with […] The post 8,000-Year-Old Figs Found Stored in Türkiye’s Andık Cave appeared first on Anatolian Archaeology.

Archaeologists excavating Külhöyük in central Türkiye have discovered ancient seed remains inside a 4,000-year-old Hittite vessel. Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism identified them as the oldest known traces of the Sevgi Flower, an endangered plant that now grows naturally only in Ankara’s Gölbaşı district. The discovery connects a Bronze Age settlement with a living […] The post A 4,000-Year-Old Hittite Vessel in Ankara Held Seeds of a Flower Found Nowhere Else appeared first on Anatolian Archaeology.