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2,000-year-old Roman street discovered in Turkey
Excavation to unearth historical street in southeastern province of Diyarbakir ongoing A 2,000-year-old street from the Roman period has been…
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Ancient theater in Turkey to reopen after restoration
‘The world will witness the revival of a 2,200-year-old theater here,’ says head of excavation team in city of Laodicea…
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Construction on Izmir-Afyonkarahisar-Ankara High Speed Train Project continues
Excavation work started for Izmir-Afyonkarahisar-Ankara High Speed Train Project Esme-Salihli Section T1 Tunnel. Adil Karaismailoglu, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure,…
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Turkey’s Gobeklitepe site targets 1M visitors in 2021
Number of visitors to world’s oldest temple dropped in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, says head of excavation team The…
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Goddess statue unearthed in central Turkey
4,200-year-old artifact from Early Bronze Age has height of 17 inches, says expert Turkish archeologists in Kultepe have unearthed a…
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Turkey to open 2,900-year-old fortress to tourists
Altintepe Castle in eastern Turkey to serve as archaeological park after completion of excavation work Tourists visiting eastern Turkey will…
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Turkey: 1,700-year-old Roman tombs unearthed
Tombs found in excavation area of Amida Mound A chamber tomb estimated to be 1,700 years old was unearthed in…
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Ancient human skeleton found in southeast Turkey
1500-year-old human male skeleton uncovered at ancient city of Perre at southeastern Turkey during ongoing excavations A 1,500-year-old human male…
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Turkey: 9-century old Harran Palace’s gate unearthed
Main gate of historical palace in discovered thanks to 2-year-long hard work of excavation team, says excavation leader The main…
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Roman era toys unearthed in western Turkey
5,000-year-old ancient city of Becin was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage Tentative List in 2012 Artifacts including toys and coins…
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