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Turkey: Thousands of 2,100-Year-Old Pottery Shards Found in the Adrasan Shipwreck—They Were Headed for Rome

In the sea off the coast of Adrasan, on Turkey’s southern coast, thousands of plates and bowls that have lain on the seafloor for about 2,100 years are coming to light. They are part of the cargo of an ancient merchant ship that sank at a depth of be...
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Turkey: A fragment of the peace treaty between the Hittites and the Egypt of Ramses II has been discovered

In the ancient Hittite capital of Hattuşa, in what is now the Turkish province of Çorum, a new fragment of the Treaty of Kadesh—one of the most important documents in the history of diplomacy—has been identified. The artifact, discovered durin...
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Troy: The Long History of the City That Homer Turned Into a Myth

For nearly three thousand years, the city of Troy has been, above all, a story. The city of Priam, besieged by the Achaeans—the city of Hector, Paris, and Helen, of the wooden horse and the war recounted by Homer—has remained frozen in time, suspende...
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Turkey: A 105-square-meter Roman mosaic discovered in Pompeiopolis

A floor mosaic measuring approximately 105 square meters, dating to the 4th century A.D., has been unearthed in the basilica of Pompeiopolis, in what is now the Taşköprü district of the Turkish province of Kastamonu. The discovery was made ...
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Hadrian's Head Found in Turkey: A 2.14-meter-tall Roman statue is back on its feet

In Turkey, a statue of Emperor Hadrian, approximately 2.14 meters tall, was discovered, reassembled, and re-erected in Kibyra, in what is now the Turkish province of Burdur, using fragments recovered during excavations. The research, conducted since ...
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Turkey: An 11,000-Year-Old Sculpture Discovered—A Man Sitting on the Back of a Leopard

Archaeological excavations conducted at the Karahantepe site in Turkey have unearthed a composite sculpture dating back approximately 11,000 years. The discovery, made during the 2026 excavation season as part of the “Heritage for the Future” project...
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Turkey: A Roman marble group depicting Asclepius and Telesphorus Discovered in Aspendo

A marble sculptural group depicting Asclepius, the god of medicine, alongside his son and assistant Telesphorus, was discovered in Aspendo (or Aspendos), Turkey, as part of the excavation campaigns for the “Legacy for the Future” project. The discove...
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Turkey: A 2,500-year-old marble statue has been unearthed in the ancient city of Sardis

A monumental marble statue depicting a young man has been discovered inthe ancient city of Sardis (or Sardi), in what is now the Turkish province of Manisa. The discovery, announced by Turkish Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, is a w...
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