The statue of the “mother goddess Cybele”, believed to be the symbol and protector of abundance and fertility in prehistoric times, will be exhibited in the newly built Afyonkarahisar Museum.
Tag: Anatolia
Jewish heritage revived: Kemeraltı synagogues in Izmir to reopen as museum
Built by Sephardic Jews, Kemeraltı synagogues quarter of the Aegean province of Izmir will soon welcome visitors as an open-air museum.
The important city of Lycia, Tlos, Muğla, Türkiye
In the ancient city of Tlos in the Seydikemer district of Muğla, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, excavations that shed light on the Lycian civilization and the history of Anatolia continue.
84th anniversary of the death of Türkiye’s great leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
In his 57 years of life, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic, went down in world history not only as a commander who successfully led the Turkish nation’s War of Independence, but also as a genius statesman with his revolutions.
Remains of a Roman round fountain found in Aizanoi, Kütahya
The remains of a Roman fountain were unearthed in the Ancient City of Aizanoi in Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya province in Turkey.
Marble sundial discovered in the ancient city of Aizanoi, known as the ‘Second Ephesus’ in Kütahya, Türkiye
A marble sundial was found during the excavations in the ancient city of Aizanoi, which is described as the “Second Ephesus” in the Çavdarhisar district of Kütahya.
A farmer discovered Byzantine-era mosaics in Gaza, Palestine
Near the Israeli border in Gaza, a farmer discovered mosaics from the Byzantine era. A Palestinian farmer named Suleiman al-Nabahin discovered the mosaics as he was planting an olive tree in the Bureij refugee camp, which is within a half-mile from the Israeli border. He immediately informed the local authorities of his find.
Bearing the first traces of agriculture and husbandry in Anatolia, Boncuklu Mound, Konya, Türkiye
Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, the 9,000-year-old Boncuklu Mound, 9 kilometers from Çatalhöyük, bears the first traces of agriculture and animal husbandry in Anatolia.
New 249 hieroglyphs found in Hattusha and they will brighten the Hittite period
It is aimed to reach new information about the traditions of the Hittite civilization with 249 new hieroglyphs (an ancient writing system) discovered in the Yerkapı Tunnel in Hattusa, the capital of the Hittites.
Viticulture in Kayseri Kültepe dates back 5,000 years
The data obtained during the excavations in Kültepe Kaniş/Karum Mound, where the first written tablets of Anatolia are found, and the plant pollens obtained during the drilling works in the region, revealed that viticulture was practiced in Kayseri 5,000 years ago.