6 August 2025
Cuneiform Clues Reveal Körzüt as “The Sacred City of Haldi,” in Urartu Kingdom
Excavations in eastern Türkiye uncover a major religious center of the Urartian Kingdom—The Sacred City of…
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Van Yüzüncü Yıl University
13 July 2023
The 2800-year-old Urartians Lake, which is an engineering masterpiece of its time, is drying
Keşiş Lake in Van, in eastern Turkey, which was built by the Urartu King Rusa 2,800…
30 January 2023
Urartian King Argishti’s shield reveals the name of an unknown country
The inscription on a bronze shield purchased by the Rezan Has Museum revealed the name of…
18 January 2023
Three-room Urartian tomb with liquid offering area (libation) found in eastern Turkey
A three-room Urartian tomb with a rock-cut libation (liquid offering area) to offer gifts to the…
22 December 2022
Archaeologists revealed Urartian King Menua second temple in Van excavations
The second temple of King Menua as well as a chamber tomb were unearthed during the…
22 September 2022
Receding waters in Lake Van reveal rock-cut Urartian port
Located in the eastern province of Van in Turkey, the falling water level of Lake Van,…
2 July 2022
An Urartian fortress was discovered at an altitude of 3,300 meters in eastern Turkey
In the Gürpınar district of Van, located in eastern Turkey, a fortress ruin, which is considered…
20 December 2021
Middle Ages living space uncovered at an altitude of 1,800 meters in eastern Turkey
A living space carved into a bedrock considered to belong to the Middle Ages was found…
21 September 2021
Urartian graves in eastern Turkey pointing out novel burial traditions
The excavations in Cavuştepe castle continue with the excavations in the necropolis this year. Two new…
9 September 2021
An Urartian female executive grave was found at the Çavuştepe Mound
The grave of an Urartian, who was buried with his horse, cattle, and dog, had been…