Remains of an Iron Age weaving workshop and a section where animals were fed unearthed during excavations at Gökhöyük in Seydişehir district of Konya.
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Ancient Mayan nose ornament made of human bone discovered in Mexico
An unusual nose ornament used during ceremonies made of human bone was found in an ancient Mayan city in Mexico.
Evidence of 6500 year old British festival
Archaeologists have discovered evidence at an ancient British festival site that could provide new documentation to the distant origins of British identity.
Rock crystals were used to make weapons in prehistoric Western Europe
Several prehistoric in Western Europe, was a tradition of using rock crystals to make knives, arrowheads and crosses.
3350 years old palace structure and grain jars found in Aydın, Türkiye
Excavations at Tepecik Mound, which was a trade center in the Late Bronze Age, revealed a building used as a palace or temple in the 13th century BC and grain jars.
Obsidian handaxes from 1.2 million years ago found in Ethiopia
A ancient “knapping workshop” with 600 obsidian handaxes that date back at least 1.2 million years has been discovered in Ethiopia.
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.
Mayan metropolis, which is now on exhibit, unearthed by contractors
Archaeologists have revealed their on the ruins of a 1,500-year-old Mayan village during construction of an industrial park on Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula, complete with palaces, pyramids, and plazas.