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3,000-Year-Old Public Building Unearthed at Sogmatar: A New Chapter in the Sacred City of the Moon God - Arkeonews

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 20h

Archaeologists working under Türkiye’s “Heritage for the Future” (Geleceğe Miras) project have uncovered a substantial public building dating to the Iron Age in the sacred site of Sogmatar.

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Archaeologists have uncovered a substantial public building dating to the Iron Age in the sacred site of Sogmatar.

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Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 20h

The excavations, conducted under the Tas Tepeler (Stone Mounds) Project in Türkiye, are led by Professor Necmi Karul, who says the team is mapping where food was processed and stored inside buildings and how those spaces were used over time.

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Archaeologists at Karahantepe in Sanliurfa are working to pin down what Neolithic communities ate by tracking microscopic plant residues preserved on house floors and grinding stones.

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Türkiye's Karahantepe team studies Neolithic diet through microscopic plant traces - Türkiye Today

Archaeologists at Karahantepe in Sanliurfa are uncovering how Neolithic communities processed plants and transitioned to early farming

1,500-year-old mosaic surfaces beneath historic mill in Türkiye's Mardin - Türkiye Today

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Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 21h

The find features geometric panels and an inscription reading “Tittos Domestikos,” which, according to the site team, points to a structure associated with a civil administrator.

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A late antique mosaic floor has come to light under a disused water mill in Midyat district, southeastern Türkiye, during a clean-up that quickly turned into a rescue excavation.

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Beneath a historic mill in Midyat, a 1,500-year-old mosaic naming “Tittos Domestikos” emerges, prompting a rescue dig and plans for conservation in Türkiye

The Highlights of Iznik: Treasures of the ancient Nicaea

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 21h

Discover Iznik, ancient Nicaea, with my guidebook, "The Highlights of Iznik: Treasures of the ancient Nicaea": www.amazon.com/dp/8366950115

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Roman theater in Iznik reveals ancient passages, frescoes

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 21h

Archaeological excavations in the western section of a 2,000-year-old Roman theater in Iznik, a district in Türkiye’s northwestern province of Bursa, have unearthed new findings, including entrance and exit passages, marble pavements and a drainage system.

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Archaeological excavations in the western section of a 2,000-year-old Roman theater in Iznik, a district in Türkiye’s northwestern province of Bursa,...

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Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 21h

Excavations at the western province of İzmir’s ancient city of Smyrna have brought to light a remarkable 1,800-year-old Roman-era statue, standing 110 centimeters tall and 90 centimeters wide, offering new insights into the region's rich historical legacy.

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1,800-year-old statue unearthed at Smyrna

Excavations at the western province of İzmir’s ancient city of Smyrna have brought to light a remarkable 1,800-year-old Roman-era statue, standing 110 centimeters tall and 90 centimeters wide, offerin...

From Antalya to Alanya. Highlights of the Turkish Riviera

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 21h

Much more information about the ancient city of Syedra and other archaeological sites of the Turkish Riviera is available in my guidebook "From Antalya to Alanya. Highlights of the Turkish Riviera": www.amazon.com/dp/8366950077/

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Cave featuring St Paul fresco to open for tourism

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 21h

A cave featuring a fresco of St. Paul, believed to date back to the fifth to seventh centuries A.D., in the ancient city of Syedra in Antalya’s Alanya district will be opened to tourism following restoration and conservation work.

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The Baptism Cave, adorned with a rare fresco of St. Paul — one of only three known examples in Türkiye — will open to visitors upon completion of conservation work

The Highlights of Iznik: Treasures of the ancient Nicaea

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 1d

Discover Iznik, ancient Nicaea, with my guidebook, "The Highlights of Iznik: Treasures of the ancient Nicaea": www.amazon.com/dp/8366950115

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Marble-paved roads, drainage system uncovered at 2,000-year-old Roman theater in Iznik - Türkiye Today

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 1d

Archaeologists working at the ancient Roman theater in Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, a district of Bursa in northwestern Türkiye) have uncovered new remains that shed light on both the architectural sophistication and spiritual transformation of the site.

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Archaeologists uncover marble roads, drainage system, and early Christian symbols at Iznik’s 2,000-year-old Roman theater in northwestern Türkiye

Arslantepe Mound Visitor Center unveils 7,000 years of history

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Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 1d

The newly opened visitor center at Arslantepe Mound, a UNESCO World Heritage site dating back 7,000 years, offers visitors a journey through time.

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The newly opened visitor center at Arslantepe Mound, a UNESCO World Heritage site dating back 7,000 years, offers visitors a journey through time.

Ishak Pasha Palace begins groundwork to move from UNESCO tentative list to main register - Türkiye Today

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 2d

Built in the Ottoman Tulip Era, Ishak Pasha Palace—already on UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List since 2000—is taking first steps toward full inscription.

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Türkiye’s Ishak Pasha Palace starts groundwork for UNESCO World Heritage bid with a draft management plan and a call for an inter-agency protocol

Iron Age public complex uncovered at Türkiye's ancient city of Sogmatar - Türkiye Today

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 2d

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Sogmatar near the rural Yagmurlu neighborhood of Eyyubiye in Sanliurfa, Türkiye, have brought to light a large public building dated to 3,000 years ago, in the Iron Age associated with the Neo-Assyrian period.

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Sogmatar reveals an Iron Age public complex with seven rooms and 83 rock-cut tombs, extending the site’s timeline and sacred role in Sanliurfa, Türkiye

Rare infant bone disease likely identified in 12th-century child from Türkiye's Aphrodisias - Türkiye Today

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 2d

A bioarchaeological study has likely pinpointed a rare infant bone disorder in the skeleton of a child aged about 2.5–3.5 years, buried in the Middle Byzantine Tetrapylon Cemetery at Aphrodisias in southwestern Türkiye.

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Study from Aphrodisias, Türkiye, points to infantile cortical hyperostosis in a 12th-century child, offering rare insight into early childhood health in the past

Traces of possible dwellings discovered at Göbeklitepe

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 2d

Underground investigations at Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have revealed traces of rectangular structures that may have functioned as dwellings, in addition to the well-known monumental buildings.

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Underground investigations at Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage site, have revealed traces of rectangular structures that may have functioned as dwellings, in addition to the well-known monumental ...

A Roman Marvel Carved by Hundreds of Slaves: The Titus Tunnel and Beşikli Cave - Anatolian Archaeology

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 4d

In the coastal cliffs of Samandağ in southern Türkiye, a monumental trace of Roman power still cuts through the heart of the mountain. Known as the Titus Tunnel, this massive hand-carved channel stands as triumph of Roman engineering.

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Carved by Roman slaves under Emperor Vespasian, the Titus Tunnel in Samandağ, Türkiye, is one of the largest hand-hewn tunnels...

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Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 4d

Much more about the history of the Hittites and their capital city, Hattusa, can be found in my guidebook, "The Secrets of Hattusa": www.amazon.com/dp/8366950131

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Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 4d

Rising over a natural spring, this monumental pool and relief wall complex has continued to provide water through the centuries, making it one of Türkiye’s most enduring ancient hydraulic structures.

3,200-year-old Hittite spring sanctuary keeps flowing despite drought in central Türkiye - Türkiye Today

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 4d

In the Beysehir district of Konya, the 3,200-year-old Eflatun Pinar Hittite spring sanctuary has proven remarkably resilient to modern climate change and drought.

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Eflatun Pinar Hittite spring sanctuary in Konya still flows after 3,200 years, standing as a Hittite masterpiece that has resisted drought and time alike

Kerkenes dig uncovers graves tentatively tied to Proto-Turks in central Türkiye - Türkiye Today

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 4d

Yozgat’s Sorgun district hosts a new round of excavations at Kerkenes, where a team has identified damaged graves that may connect with the kurgan-type mound-burial tradition and could point to Proto-Turk presence in Anatolia during the late Iron Age.

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At Kerkenes in central Türkiye, archaeologists flag graves tied to kurgan-type burials, hinting at Proto-Turk links, with final dating and details still to come

New inscriptions unearthed at Zernaki Tepe

Iza Miszczak @izamiszczak.bsky.social · 4d

Six new inscriptions have been discovered at the remains of an ancient grid-planned city in the eastern province of Van, where excavations have also revealed oval-shaped bastions and drainage channels once used to discharge water from the city walls.

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Six new inscriptions have been discovered at the remains of an ancient grid-planned city in the eastern province of Van, where excavations have also revealed oval-shaped bastions and drainage channels...