Turkey Archive

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

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

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

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

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.

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com -  The first-century Roman-era stone road was discovered by archaeologists excavating the ruins of the ancient city of Aigai in the western province of

AncientPages.com - Was there once a mysterious 12,000-year-old skull cult at Göbekli Tepe in Turkey? Three odd early Stone Age skulls carry artificial modifications of a type so far

AncientPages.com - Aratus was an ancient Greek poet who lived between 315 and 245 B.C. He is today famous for his works describing various constellations and other celestial

AncientPages.com - A 1,700-year-old Roman-era underground Mithras temple has been discovered at the at the Zerzevan Castle located in Diyarbakır's Çınar district of Turkey. Earlier, archaeologists also unearthed an underground church, an

AncientPages.com - Excavations carried out  at the ancient site of Çatalhöyük in Central Anatolia, Turkey, have revealed many interesting finds. “Last year, we carried out works with a core

AncientPages.com - Two fat woman figurines unearthed in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük represent elderly women, not the Anatolian mother goddess Cybele as was earlier believed. “These figurines

AncientPages.com - Roughly 65 Byzantine-era tombs have been unearthed in the most recent archaeological excavations in Stratonikeia Ancient City, located in the western province of Muğla, in the Aegean

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Aigai, located in the Yunusemre district, is one of the 12 cities founded by the people of Aiol in western Anatolia. It has a

AncientPages.com - Recent discovery of surgical instruments and burial chambers unearthed during excavations in the ancient city of Philadelphia in the Central Anatolia, Turkey indicates that the ancient city