8 July 2026
Neanderthals and Homo sapiens Used the Same Cave in Türkiye—and Left Behind Surprisingly Similar Traces
A cave on Türkiye’s eastern Mediterranean coast has preserved a rare sequence of human history: Neanderthals…
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Anatolian Archeology
7 July 2026
9 New Inscriptions from Ancient Phrygian City of Akmoneia Include First Evidence of Demeter Karpophoros in Phrygia
Nine newly published inscriptions from the ancient Phrygian city of Akmoneia in western Türkiye are revealing…
4 July 2026
1,500-Year-Old Mosaic Room Unearthed in Ancient Smyrna in Western Türkiye
Archaeologists working in the ancient city of Smyrna in İzmir, western Türkiye, have fully uncovered a…
2 July 2026
Urartu’s 2,800-Year-Old Love Canal Still Flows in Van — and Its Name Leads to Queen Tariria
The 2,800-year-old Şamran Canal in Van, built by Urartian King Minua, still carries the story of…
29 June 2026
The World’s Oldest Known International Divorce: A Princess, a King, and the Hittite Court
More than 3,200 years ago, a royal marriage in the eastern Mediterranean ended so badly that…
28 June 2026
A Tiny Animal-Figured Seal Found at Büklükale May Belong to the Early Hittite Age
Archaeologists working at Büklükale in central Türkiye have uncovered a stamp seal decorated with two animal…
27 June 2026
Christianity May Have Brought an End to a 1,700-Year-Old Mithras Temple in Türkiye
A newly deciphered inscription at Zerzevan Castle in southeastern Türkiye may record one of the clearest…
26 June 2026
4,000-Year-Old Sealed Cuneiform Letters from Anatolia Read Without Breaking Their Clay Envelopes
4,000-year-old sealed cuneiform letters from ancient Anatolia have been read without breaking their clay envelopes, thanks…
24 June 2026
12,000-Year-Old Clay Containers in Türkiye Reveal Pottery Began as an Experiment in Southwest Asia
Fragments of low-fired clay containers from Çemka Höyük in southeastern Türkiye are changing how archaeologists understand…
22 June 2026
A 4,500-Year-Old Circular Settlement in Türkiye May Become a Living Model of Early Bronze Age Life
A new study proposes bringing part of Demircihöyük, one of western Anatolia’s distinctive Early Bronze Age…