Archaeology
Ancient cities, excavations and finds: articles on the archaeology of Anatolia and its neighbors.
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An Ancient Center of Prophecy: Didyma’s Temple of Apollo
The town of Didim is one of the prettiest in Turkey’s southwestern province of Aydin. As you enter the seaside town an…
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The Oldest Map of the World: Catalhoyuk Cave Painting
Date: 6200 BCLocation: Konya, Turkey The human activity of graphically translating one’s perception of his world is now generally recognized as a…
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The Discovery of AE2-AWW1 Submarine
The friendship between Turkey and Australia was strengthened by the incongruous conflict between these two nations during the so-called Great War of…
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Alexander the Great’s Sarcophagus in Istanbul
Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, and the Blue Mosque are the sights that first come to mind when visiting Istanbul. But, there is…
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Roman Gladiators in Ephesos Were on a Vegetable Diet
The analysis made on Roman gladiators bones buried in Ephesus shows that they might have been vegetarians, according to the news published…
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Vast Underground City Found in Nevsehir, Cappadocia Turkey
Since the Bronze Age that the first deadly weapons hammered out until these days; heaps of legions passed over Anatolia and moved…
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The Seven Churches of Revelation
The Seven Churches of Revelation (Asia Minor) St. John recorded letters to the Seven Churches in Asia, as part of Revelation, the…
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The History of the Katholikos of Akdamar (600-1917)
600-700 The most antique fortifications of the island were built during this period. 640 The first real town-walls appear, built for defense…
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Sacred City of Caria “Labraunda”
In ancient Turkey, the Iron Age corresponded to the first millennium BC. At that time western Anatolia was inhabited by three civilizations,…
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The Monastery of Alacahan (Alahan)
The Alacahan (Alahan) Monastery is one of the most important monuments of the Christian period in Anatolia. It lies a little before…