Category: Culture & History
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Unearthing 160 Children’s Skeletons at İnkaya: A Byzantine-Era Cemetery in Diyarbakır
Archaeological excavations in Diyarbakır’s Kulp district have revealed one of the most striking discoveries in recent years: a cemetery containing 160 children and two adults, buried within 112 stone graves. This extraordinary find sheds new light on the funerary practices of the Roman and Byzantine eras in Anatolia. ⚒️ From a Roman Quarry to a…
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The 10,000-Year-Old Neolithic Settlement of Asıklı Hoyuk: The Roots of Cappadocia’s Ancient Life
For over 10,000 years, the Cappadocia region of Central Anatolia has been home to some of the earliest traces of human civilization. Among its most remarkable sites stands Aşıklı Höyük, one of the first permanent settlements in human history. Recent excavations reveal extraordinary insights into how Neolithic communities shifted from hunter-gatherer lifestyles to a more…