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Leman Altuntaş

Holds an undergraduate degree in Protohistory and Near Eastern Archaeology from Istanbul University. Began graduate studies in History at Istanbul University, then switched to Archaeology, completing the coursework phase of a Classical Archaeology master's program at Mimar Sinan University.

Articles by Leman Altuntaş

2064 articles

11 August 2026 Ancient History

2,100-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Loaded With Hundreds of Amphorae Found off Sicily

Excavation reveals a Byzantine-era artifact with no known parallel anywhere in Christian art history

8 August 2026 Anatolian Archaeology

The Unique 1,500-Year-Old Vessel That Heralded the Coming of Christ Unearthed at Pisidia Antiokheia

Digitized negative showing the image of a small metal plate (Original: E. Henneböle?). Credit: LWL-AfW Olpe/P. Fleischer & T. Poggel.

8 August 2026 European Archaeology

Mercury or Victoria? A Roman Camp’s Vanished Relic Leaves Two Gods Fighting for Credit

Brading Roman Villa on the Isle of Wight: the site where scattered human bones and a chilling gap in the coin record now point to a possible fourth-century massacre tied to Emperor Constantius II's purge. Credit: Public Domain

7 August 2026 Classical Archaeology

The Emperor’s Revenge? Roman Villa Bones Hint at a Fourth-Century Massacre in Britain

An archaeologist carefully cleans the newly unearthed statue at the excavation site in Aspendos Ancient City,

6 August 2026 Anatolian Archaeology

1,800-Year-Old Statue of Asklepios, God of Healing, Discovered at Aspendos Ancient City in Türkiye

Caretaker Gustavsson with the Codex Gigas in the showroom at the National Library, 1929. Credit: National Library of Sweden.

5 August 2026 European Archaeology

Articles by Leman Altuntaş

8,500-Year-Old Shell Bead Reveals Ancient California’s Hidden Trade Network

Chersonesos Unearths a Girl’s Gold, Rouge and Perfume After 1,900 Years

Norway’s Oldest Pilgrim Island Just Gave Up Another Secret

Scientists Built an AI That Can “Read” 7,000-Year-Old Seeds

2,100-Year-Old Roman Shipwreck Loaded With Hundreds of Amphorae Found off Sicily

The Unique 1,500-Year-Old Vessel That Heralded the Coming of Christ Unearthed at Pisidia Antiokheia

Mercury or Victoria? A Roman Camp’s Vanished Relic Leaves Two Gods Fighting for Credit

The Emperor’s Revenge? Roman Villa Bones Hint at a Fourth-Century Massacre in Britain

1,800-Year-Old Statue of Asklepios, God of Healing, Discovered at Aspendos Ancient City in Türkiye

Codex Gigas: The Monk Who Supposedly Sold His Soul to Write the Devil’s Bible in One Night