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…
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5 August 2025
Urartian-Era Fortress with 50 Rooms Discovered at 3,000 Meters in Eastern Türkiye
Archaeologists uncover a massive high-altitude fortress believed to date back to the Iron Age, with ties…
28 September 2023
The discovery of great importance for Urartian archeology in Çavuştepe castle: Discovered a horse skeleton with a bronze curb bit in its jaw
Archaeologists unearthed a horse skeleton with a bronze curb bit (a metal piece inserted into its…
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…
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…
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…
6 September 2021
Tomb of an Urartian buried with his dog, cattle, sheep, and 4 horses unearthed
In ancient times, the dead were buried with their living and non-living things. The offerings placed…
27 July 2021
The Iremir Mound illuminates the pre-Urartian period in East Van
Archaeological findings unearthed in the excavations carried out at the İremir Mound in the Gürpınar district…