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With Göbekli Tepe we have a unique & remarkably ancient complex that shakes the foundations of science & history awakening an interest in our human origins

The Necropolis Museum in the southern province of Antalya, which was once used as a bus terminal and market area, takes its visitors on a historical journey through glass walkways following excavations conducted in the area.

As 2023 nears its end, archaeologists working in ancient cities all around Anatolia made significant discoveries throughout the year. According to archaeology magazine Arkeofili editors, the most exciting archaeological discoveries in Türkiye in 2023 are as follows:

1. Boar statue in Göbeklitepe

Lots of monumental structures and artifacts have been unearthed during works carried out by Dokuz Eylül University (DEU) in the ancient city of Metropolis, located in the Torbalı district of İzmir.

Several plant species that have been unearthed during archaeological excavations in the 6,000-year-old Kültepe Kaniş Karum Ruins, where the first written tablets of Anatolia were found, are being examined by local and foreign experts and contributing to the world of science.

A 4,300-year-old braided mat has been found in the Kültepe Kaniş Karum Ruins, which dates back 6,000 years in Central Anatolia and is home to the first written tablets of Anatolia.

An ancient Christian mosaic bearing an early reference to Jesus as God is at the center of a controversy that has riled archaeologists: Should the centuries-old decorated floor, which is near what's believed to be the site of the prophesied Armageddon, be uprooted and loaned to a U.S. museum that has been criticized for past acquisition practices?

The director of the excavations at the Kültepe Kaniş-Karum Mound in the Central Anatolian province of Kayseri has estimated that it would take 5,000 years to unearth all the historical artifacts under the ground.

Some 25,000 historical artifacts that have been unearthed from Kültepe Kaniş-Karum Mound in the central Anatolian province of Kayseri will be exhibited in a carved museum, which is under construction.

An Istanbul court has decided to stop ongoing demolition works in the building of the Hiranur Foundation that came to the fore with the allegation of the abuse of a 6-year-old child.

A demolition decision had been made on the grounds that the building was constructed in a way against the zoning legislation.