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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cappadocia in Turkey is well-known for its amazing Moon-like landscape, secret underground cities, cave churches and houses carved in the rocks. This ancient site
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Civilizations
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - The Hittites were once one of the most powerful ancient civilizations that occupied the ancient region of Anatolia. This long-gone culture has greatly interested
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Researchers excavating at the nearly 2,400-year-old ancient city of Smyrna, have recently unearthed a part of the ancient city's theater, located on the side
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Archaeology
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - Ancient mosaics were discovered in construction site in southern Turkey's Osmaniye province. The ancient mosaics, believed to date back to the first century, were found
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.om - Harran was an ancient city in Upper Mesopotamia, situated at a crucial geographical crossroad between the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. It had a
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Goreme (Göreme), located among the “fairy chimney” rock formations, is a town in Cappadocia, a historical region of Turkey. It is in the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Myths and legends of dragons were common among ancient people. Today we can find many places that have been named in memory of dragons that were once
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The astonishing Basilica Cistern, or the "Sunken Palace," is located underneath the streets and houses of Istanbul, Turkey. It is a marvelous hidden
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A Bronze Age and Iron Age city complex that could be Kummanni, known as a place of worship, has been unearthed by the Swiss-Turkish expedition archaeological team.
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - An ancient city dating back 2,700 years was uncovered in Turkey's northwestern province of Çanakkale after three years of work in the area, reports Daily Sabah. The
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Civilizations
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Mount Nemrut is an awe-inspiring and enigmatic place located on one of the highest peaks of the Eastern Taurus mountain range, at an altitude
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - In 1998, a resident made an intriguing discovery of thirteen stone stelae in Hakkari. Hakkâri (also called Julemerg) is a city and capital
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The library of Celsus is one of the best known and the most beautiful classic monuments in Turkey. It was built in 117 AD
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The 2,200-year-old ancient city of Aigai in the western province of Manisa’s Yunusemre district, once again reveals its secrets that shed light on the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - The 4,000-year-old ancient city of Troy is one of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Located in what today is known as Anatolia in modern
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A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The ancient city of Gordium (Gordion) in Turkey was once the capital city of ancient Phrygia and today is known for its more
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Artifacts
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Today, parents buy their children electric car toys to play with, but the situation was somewhat different thousands of years ago. Yet, this
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Civilizations
Angela Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Pergamon is mentioned in several sources from about 400 BC. German archaeologists investigated the city of Pergamon for more than a century. Reconstruction
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A 1,700-year-old Roman marble bust has been unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Soli Pompeiopolis in the southern province of Mersin’s Mezitli district, Turkey. The
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Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In April 1822, a horrible massacre took place on the Greek island of Chios. The awful event shocked several European countries and forced ancient
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists discovered ruins and mosaics in Turkey’s southwestern city of Muğla and the findings are confirmed to belong to the villa of fisherman
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - During continuous excavations conducted in the area of ancient Zerzevan Castle, archaeologists found two new corridors in a 1,700-year-old Roman-era temple linked to the Mithras religion. The
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AncientPages.com - The discovery of Czarist officer's corpse in Turkey has led to a dispute between Russia and Poland. Both countries claim the body and Turkey is busy trying
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Ancient Symbols
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - Millions of modern people believe in the power of the Evil Eye, just like our ancestors did in ancient times. This belief has nothing
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ancient Metroplis and its treasures has been brought to the light of day thanks to the continuous excavations in the ancient city of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Huge jars (in Greek, called 'pithoi') were large storage containers, widely used among the civilizations that inhabited the regions of the Mediterranean Sea in the Neolithic, the
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Researchers say that approximately 70 percent of the 5,000-year-old ancient city of Perga, located in southern Antalya, Turkey has not been uncovered yet. Ancient city of Perge
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A secret tunnel has been discovered in the Suomela Monastery, one of the most important historical buildings located on Melá Mountain within the Pontic Mountains in the
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Ancient History Facts
Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In the autumn of 88 B.C., more than 80,000 Roman civilians were murdered. The "mastermind" behind this gruesome attack was Mithradates VI Of
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - To many Santa Claus is a Christmas figure that makes our holidays more colorful, but few think the man could have really existed. Yet, archaeological evidence suggests
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A statue of the Greek goddess Hygieia and god Eros have been unearthed by archaeologists excavating in in the Anavarza Antique City of the Kozan,Turkey's southern province
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - A 2,800-year-old stele from the ancient Urartu civilization which had been missing for the past 120 years has been discovered in Turkey's eastern Van province. The stele
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Archaeology
Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - While searching for the frightening Lake Van monster, scientists made a great archaeological underwater discovery instead. Ruins of a mysterious 3,000-year-old castle have
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Archaeology
AncientPages.com - Pisidia Antiocheia was an important center of early Christianity revealed that the settlement was occupied since the Neolithic age. Long-term excavations have been conducted in the ruins of
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AncientPages.com - It’s not Christmas yet so it may be a little too early to speak about Santa Claus, but archaeologists believe they have now located his ancient tomb.
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