19+ hour, 25+ min ago  (367+ words) French archaeologist Fran'ois Desset has made a breakthrough in deciphering'Linear Elamite, a 4, 000-year-old script long considered impossible to read. Speaking from the University of Li'ge, Desset said Linear Elamite is the only writing system developed locally within what is now…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (930+ words) The powerful gods of ancient Egypt are having a get-together on Manhattan's Upper East Side. That would be at the Metropolitan'Museum of Art. It's been more than a decade since the museum's last big Egypt show, so "Divine Egypt" " a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (394+ words) A 3, 500-year-old "Young Storm God" figurine, found by chance by a local resident in "orum and delivered to the Bo'azk'y Museum, is on display for visitors for the first time. The figurine, which dates back to the Hittite Kingdom period…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago  (864+ words) Worsening wildfires, soaring heatwaves and rising water levels have prompted Greek officials to take a closer look at protecting priceless archaeological sites that draw hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. The monuments, scattered across the country, earn Greece millions…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (468+ words) The ancient Asarkale fortress and the King Rock Tombs in the Bafra district of the northern province of Samsun stand among the region's most significant historical assets from the Hellenistic period. Hasan Dikmen, an expert at the Bafra Archaeology and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (313+ words) Local authorities in the Black Sea province of Rize have unearthed a nearly 200-year-old stone arch bridge that had been buried beneath road infrastructure for decades. The bridge, a local landmark, resurfaced during ongoing municipal roadworks. Having been partially obscured…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (454+ words) The historic fortification walls of the ancient city of Sillyon, known for having withstood Alexander the Great, have been restored in the Serik district of Antalya. With a history of uninterrupted settlement spanning 7, 000 years and home to numerous civilizations, Sillyon…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (438+ words) The Zeugma Mosaic Museum welcomed 73, 116 visitors in the first three months of the year, boosting its status as one of the world's leading mosaic museums. Established in 2011 by the Culture and Tourism Ministry on a 30, 000-square-meter site along the historic…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago  (290+ words) H'rriyet Daily News Exhibition marks 120 years of Hattu'a excavations in "orum Speaking at the opening ceremony, Professor Zekeriya I'k, dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Hitit University, said that "orum is a city with thousands of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (537+ words) A living piece of Turkish history has taken root at modern T'rkiye founder Mustafa Kemal Atat'rk's mausoleum in Ankara, after students from the northwestern province of Yalova planted a clone of the very tree that famously led the leader to…...