Many finds were unearthed during the 2022 Yassıtepe excavations carried out in the Yeşilova Mound in the Bornova district of İzmir.
Sharks existed considerably earlier than originally supposed
According to fresh evidence, the initial appearance of shark-like ‘jawed fish’ may have occurred 15 million years earlier than previously assumed.
7,000 year old Herders’ Camp found on a mountain top in Iran, Gilan Province
The Herders’ Camp was discovered during a survey project in Masouleh’s mountain ranges. The area is one of the highest peaks of the Talesh Mountains, 2,400 meters above sea level, with traces of a late Neolithic settlement.
Fish traps dating back 5,000 BC discovered in Norwegian Alps
In the Norwegian mountains, prehistoric people didn’t merely hunt reindeer. They had also constructed massive fish traps in the lakes, according to discovery.
Ancient Islamic mosaics discover at the Kinneret shores, Israel
On the shores of the Sea of Galilee, close to Tiberias, ancient islamic mosaics were discovered that provide new insights into life in the Holy Land.
Shrinking lake reveals hewn stairs hidden
In the lower part of the Urartu castle in the Erciş district of Van, a port with 11 steps emerged as a result of the retreat in the lake.
1.4 million-year-old jawbone discover in Spain, that may be Europe’s earliest known human relative
The fossil was discovered in June in Sima del Elefante (Pit of the Elephant in Spanish), an archeological site in the Atapuerca Mountains close to Burgos in northern Spain that is renowned for its extensive fossil collection.
Archaeologists discover the earliest use of Opium
The oldest documented instance of opium use in antiquity was uncovered by Israeli researchers who found traces of the drug in ceramic items from the 14th century B.C.E.
Relief of Heracles was found in a marble quarry in Muğla, Türkiye
A young man walking around the ancient marble quarry in the Milas district of Muğla to shoot a social media video found a relief considered to belong to Heracles (Hercules). An investigation into the relief has been initiated.
1000 fossilized eggs find in China, the findings provided evidence of dinosaurs’ lack of diversity
In China, 1000 fossilized eggs were found, providing evidence for the hypothesis that the lack of diversity among the dinosaurs may have contributed to their decline and eventual extinction.