Turkey - Finestre sull'Arte

Troy, 4,500-year-old treasure resurfaces: gold broche and rare jade stone discovered

Excavation campaigns conducted at the archaeological site of Troy (ancient Ilium in Turkey) have unearthed a discovery that promises to enter fully into the world archaeological literature. During research in 2025, carried out as part of the Geleceğ...
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Göbeklitepe, new discovery and restoration: neolithic statue and reopening of structure C

A human statue from the Neolithic period, placed for centuries horizontally between two of the main structures at the Göbeklitepe archaeological site, has been unearthed after years of work on the archaeological site in Şanlıurfa province, sou...
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Turkey, Bronze Age idols discovered in western Anatolia.

The world of archaeology is focusing on Tavşanlı Höyük, an importantBronze Age site located inwestern Anatolia (included in present-day Turkey), where excavations conducted during 2025 uncovered a substantial number of finds of extraordin...
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Discovered a. Roman-era meeting hall in the ruins of Laodicea (Turkey).

ARoman-era assembly hall, thus a kind of meeting hall, dated to about two thousand years ago, has been unearthed in excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea, Denizli province, Turkey. As reported by the Turkish government news agency, Anadolu Ajan...
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Cleveland Museum of Art returns statue of Marcus Aurelius to Turkey

Important restitution for Turkey's cultural heritage: in fact, after 65 years, the bronze statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius that was looted from the ancient city of Boubon in Burdur, western Turkey, in the 1960s, has been returned to the co...
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Underwater archaeological discovery in Turkey: even the minister dives to see the wreckage

The Mediterranean returns an archaeological discovery of international significance: a wreck from the Hellenistic-Roman era has been spotted off the coast of Adrasan, in the Kumluca district of Antalya province, Turkey, at a depth of 33 to 46 meters....
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The rise of kingship beyond big cities: new discoveries from two sites in Turkey

A few weeks ago, the Cambridge Archaeological Journal published a survey that is raising interest in the academic community. The article, a result of years of excavation and analysis at two important archaeological sites in Turkey, Arslantepe and Ba�...
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Turkey, excavations and restoration at Tadım Kalesi: new finds reveal 6,000 years of history

Archaeological excavations conducted at Tadım Kalesi and Tadım Höyüğü, in the village of Tadım in the Elazığ district of Turkey's Elazığ province, continue to unearth artifacts of extraordinary importance for reconstructing the...
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