2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (543+ words) Archaeologists excavating the ancient Bosporan settlement of Artezian have uncovered a remarkable ritual landscape where offerings were deliberately lowered into the earth, vessels were turned upside down for chthonic deities, and a powerful earthquake appears to have interrupted food preparation…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (734+ words) A 4,000-year-old vessel unearthed at the Hittite settlement of Külhöyük in central Türkiye has produced an unusually delicate discovery: ancient seed remains identified as belonging to Sevgi Çiçeği, an endemic flower that still grows in Ankara’s Gölbaşı district today. Türkiye’s…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (759+ words) Archaeologists excavating a monumental 3,400-year-old Hittite building at Šapinuwa in central Türkiye have uncovered animal remains that may offer new evidence of ancient ritual practices. Archaeologists excavating the ancient Hittite city of Šapinuwa in central Türkiye have uncovered unusual animal…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1335+ words) A pair of extraordinary silver ornaments from a medieval burial in southern Siberia may preserve a rare image associated with Umay, the ancient Turkic goddess linked to women, children, and protection. Archaeologists found the elaborate objects at the Koibaly cemetery…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (533+ words) Archaeologists excavating Gedikkaya Cave in northwestern Türkiye have uncovered around 25 stone turtle figurines from Epipaleolithic contexts dating between approximately 14,500 and 11,200 BCE, adding striking new evidence that prehistoric hunter-gatherers used parts of the cave for ritual or symbolic activities. Prof. Dr....