Archaeology Department

The launch of the "Museum by Night" project, which will bring Türkiye's unique historical sites and rich cultural heritage to visitors in a completely different atmosphere after sunset, was held on March 8 at the Pamukkale Hierapolis ancient city in the western province of Denizli with the participation of officials from the Culture and Tourism Ministry and state protocol.

In a new discovery made during ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Amos, which has a history of nearly 3,000 years and is famous for its rich cultural heritage in the western town of Marmaris, 10 amphorae (vessels with vertical handles) have come to light.

Archaeological excavations that have been carried out in the 3,000-year-old Zerzevan Castle and Mithras Sanctuary in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Çınar district have unearthed surgical materials.

The discovery of thousands of artifacts and ancient roads during the excavations in the ancient city of Aigai, one of the 12 Aeolian cities in the western province of Manisa, the history of which dates back to the eighth century B.C., is drawing the attention of visitors.

Thousands of artifacts that have been unearthed in the excavation area in the seven-century-old Harran Ruins, one of the oldest settlements in the world on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List, are exhibited in museums after undergoing six stages.

On March 3, 1990, the Iasi-based Institute of Archaeology was established by restructuring the Old History and Archeology Department of the local A.D. Xenopol Institute of History and Archaeology, and Dan Gh. Teodor was appointed director.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Patara in the southern province of Antalya's Kaş district have unearthed 2,350 year-old tools used in daily life. Among them are a mirror frame and an iron fork.

Initiated in 1988, the excavations in Patara have been carried out by Akdeniz University Head of Archaeology Department Professor Havva Işık and her team.

Excavations in one of the most important coastal towns of the Hellenistic era, the ancient city of Parion in the northwestern Turkish province of Çanakkale's Biga district, have unearthed a 2,000-year-old feeding bottle. 

Works have been initiated this summer to unearth a stadium in the ancient city of Laodicea, a property on UNESCO's tentative list for World Heritage Sites. The stadium was a venue for sports competitions and gladiator fights in ancient times and is located in the western province of Denizli.

Excavations in Körtik Hill (Körtik Tepe) in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır's Bismil district have unearthed more than 30,000 artifacts in 17 years.

Within the scope of the work to rescue the artifacts that will remain underwater in the Ilısu Dam, excavations have been ongoing in Körtik Hill since 2000 under the leadership of the Diyarbakır Museum.