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Laodicea is the second largest ancient city in Anatolia, Phrygians established by a significant

Excavation Laodicea Chairman of the Board Prof. Dr. Celal Simsek, after the ancient city of Ephesus ancient city in Anatolia, which is the second largest Laodikya largest and most important, was founded by the Phrygians of Anatolia has been identified said the regional tribes.

Simsek told reporters, the ancient city of Laodicea excavations so far, contrary to popular belief stated that determine whether a city was founded by Greek civilization.

Is the name of the organization and the name of the city'' before'' Rhoas Diospolis'' after'' 3 BC middle of the century the Seleucid King II. By Antiochus and his wife, Laodice has changed by giving the'' known as'' Laodicea about the Lightning,'' Last of the largest and most important findings and the second largest ancient city in Anatolia Laodikya Anatolia, founded by local tribes found that the Phrygians 've. Located within the boundaries of the region of Phrygia which in ancient times as the Phrygians and their density became clear that the city,'' he said.

Lightning, the western cemetery of the ancient city, the ongoing excavations of the Early Copper Age ceramics dating back to the Early Bronze Age pithos graves uncovered, Asopos Hill 3 thousand 500 years before Christ from the excavations of the settlement mound saving has been identified, all of these findings, the Phrygian city shows that a typical Anatolian city of civilization, he said.


Archaeological park to be established

The ancient city of Laodicea excavations and restoration work goes on throughout the year beginning in 2008 and known for thousands of years in many excavations uncovered the data are removed and that the work Simsek, the projects to be exhibited symptoms that were uncovered in the city, he said.

Prof. Dr. Lightning In this context, a combination of excavation and restoration work is being carried out in the city, who announced that they aim to build'' a'' archaeological park. cumhuriyet

In 1249 BC, built by kings of the Hittites in Anatolia after the great drought, dams

That the capital of the Hittite civilization of Çorum Alacahöyük'teki ruins excavations, is known settlement in the region began 1500 years, proving once three separate fragments of coarse pottery were found. 


Thus, the Alacahöyük past, present 8000-9000 years ago, the late Neolithic Age to extend understood.
Department of Archaeology at Ankara University Faculty of Language, History and Geography faculty members, Prof. Alacahöyük Excavation Area. Dr. Aykut Çınaroğlu, said that the order of Atatürk Alacahöyük'teki excavation work started in 1935 and maintained for 7 years with the support of Yüksel Construction, said.

Explaining that there is a development of excavations shed light on Alacahöyük'teki Çınaroğlu date, the region is known settlement began 1500 years, proving once they found three separate pieces of ceramic container, these findings give rise to the mound, said that based on the history up to the late Neolithic Age.

Excavation work in 2006 Alacahöyük Hittite Anatolia, the oldest known irrigation dam Dam'' of'' re starting to hold water, reminiscent of the opening of the local people use for agricultural irrigation Çınaroğlu, said:

'' As a result of excavations 7000-7500 years ago, the first settlement in the region based on the known to the Chalcolithic Age. This year, three new part in the excavations of the construction technique, rude workmanship, and good unbaked dough is mixed with coarse sand particles form, the present Anatolian Neolithic period 8000-9000 years ago turned out to reflect the properties of the ceramic repertoire. Thus, since Alacahöyük moved as far back as 1000-1500 years.

Digging these parts in our work, Urfa Gobeklitepe on stone blocks and the like Burdur Kuruçay Mound fully reflect the Neolithic ceramic repertoire. Thus, the first resettlement Alacahöyük'teki, we have to understand traced back to the late Neolithic Age. 8000-9000 years before present understanding of the history of Alacahöyük hung just for this region, but is also extremely important in the history of settlement in Central Anatolia. Excavation work in future also works to bring innovation to the history of Anatolia, the former seems to have a definite.''

Anatolia's oldest irrigation dam

Alacahöyük Hittite Anatolia, the oldest known irrigation dam Dam, BC 1249'da dams built by the kings of the Hittites in Anatolia, then one of the great drought.

This function other than the mound Holstein dams died. Where the source of water for the body of Alacahöyük Hittite Dam continued to flow until today. This dam in the hieroglyphic inscription on the King 3 Pudu-Hepa was built by his wife, the goddess Hepat'a Hattuşili understood to refer to.

Width of 15 meters, the length of the body of the rock-fill dam with clay covered with 135 meters of the stone set in the construction technique is the same as the present dam construction technique were determined. However, the Hittites were using clay instead of cement. When fully filled dam is estimated that 15 thousand cubic meters of water.

Remained hidden in history, the world's cultural heritage, and given their

The capital of the Hittite civilization, the Pied Mound, in the district of Çorum Pied Alacahöyük district, 25 kilometers northeast of Hattusa is Bogazkoy. The orders of the Turkish Historical Society, with the support of excavation work started in 1935, after the death of Atatürk in 1982, came to a halt the continuous decrease in the material and spiritual support.

Excavations in 1997, the Department of Archaeology at Ankara University Faculty of Language, History and Geography faculty member Prof. Dr. A team led by Aykut Çınaroğlu restarted. The project came to a halt in 2005, again primarily because of financial difficulties. Yuksel Construction on this date in history matching them with the light of day began to support.

The project supports the long-term tangible and intangible Alaca Höyük today many historical monuments that have remained hidden by subtracting the light of day, the world's cultural heritage made. cumhuriyet

The ancient city of Assos, eat dead in a sarcophagus of 2 thousand 500 years old olive pits

Located in the ancient city of Assos Ayvacik boundaries of the district, serving as a sarcophagus in the'' dead'' eat olive pits found in the 2 thousand 500 years.

COMU (ÇOMÜ) Head of the Department of Archaeology and the ancient city of Assos Chairman of the Board, Prof. excavation. Dr. Nurettin Armstrong, in his statement, said that the olive tree, even today thousands of Assos region.

'' Would not be wrong to say that the case in ancient times,'' said Armstrong, gave the following information:

'' He comes from olives and olive oil at the beginning of the period of basic nutrients. Olive is one of the indispensable nutrients. Whether the olive press from time to time in Assos, we find stone tools used in the removal of oil. Necropolis (cemetery) excavations have identified a sarcophagus was put in the olive cores. In the past years it had found a grave fig. This 'dead food' and a tradition. Funeral ceremony is held at the beginning of the grave during his burial ceremony at that time, and the food, throwing him to the grave whatever gift or other life are to eat. Olive oil, olive pits found at Assos, there is concrete evidence of the ancient period.''

Arslan, that the nuclei of 2 thousand 500-year history, said,'' At the time, the city of olives and olive oil have been sent to other cities. Excavations in the coming years we can get more information on this issue,'' he said.

People collecting olives in a glass vase with a stick, another vase by the press, the oil bothers people voicing betimlendiğini Arslan,'' such as olive brine consumed today, but it is also used in plenty of olive oil. Maybe a little cheese, olive oil and ate well. Olives are not only eating and drinking, youth, athletes put their bodies under the sun idmanlarda they are also used as a protective sun cream,'' he said. cumhuriyet

District of Didim Apollon Temple began the restoration work

106 years of the Temple of the German Archaeological Institute conducted excavations, storage of materials obtained from the excavation of this year and was canceled in order to be restored.

Australia Bond University Professor Dr. The field work of master stone masons led by Ulf Christoph Weber Kronewirth, storage, runs the Bumke Helga.

Restoration of the Temple of Apollo Bumke Officer Helga the German Archaeological Institute, told reporters, received a mandate from the excavations of Apollo since 1994, thousands of pieces from the excavations of the Temple of Apollo and the Sacred Way, he said.

The temple, 6, 12 people received a mandate from storage, indicating Bumke, came to town in September, two more studies would support the delegation said.

The parts of the temple of German stonemason Kronewirth Cristoph taken under the protection of renovation work has been done.cumhuriyet

Statue of the mythological creature known as the excavations of the ancient city of Parion Kentarus found.

Kemer village in Biga town of Canakkale due to ongoing excavations of the ancient city of Parion, 8th season comes to an end of studies, known as Kentarus human above the waist, looking down at the statue of the mythological creature found.

Professor of Archaeology Department of Ataturk University in Erzurum. Dr. Cevat Basaran, held under the chairmanship of excavation work this year, six different regions of the ancient city, excavations are carried out. One of the most important buildings were being carried out excavations in the Roman Theatre, the stage building and intensified during this year's work, his arms broken, missing some parts of the body, a marble statue was unearthed.

Head of the excavation team. Dr. Basaran, according to initial assessments of the statue MS Other investigators belong to the 2nd century, the expression, "the section of the statue into the midst of today demonstrated a strong male body is seen naked. Underbelly in the form of six two-fold the fabric skirt portion hanging down, and behind closed some details of the lower part of the statue, the statue of the whole of kentaurosa shows. All given about 3 meters long and made ​​of white marble statue in a piece of theater which is in part due to the pit, and the eyes of these parts were supposed to be a valuable stone, high quality workmanship at the beginning sets out details of hair. also expected in other parts of the statue , after the Çanakkale Museum exhibition of the restoration project is planned, "he said.hürriyet

ziyaret tepe the tablets of an unknown language found in Diyarbakır

Visit the archaeological excavations in the hill area in the province of Diyarbakir two years ago by a clay tablet of paper was found to be 2.500 years ago, based on a forgotten language.

ziyaret tepe clay tablets discovered during excavation work on the mound continued for two years.

The name of the Assyrian cuneiform tablet to 60 women have written.

Until now, the mystery of this unknown language and the writing on the tablet, which is one of the archaeologists in charge of excavations at Cambridge University, Dr. John Macginnis told the BBC Turkish.

Glaze notepad


Hill to visit the settlement dates back to the late Neolithic period, the period of Islam.

For a long time visiting the Peak village is dominated by settlements, the Middle and Late Assyrian periods (1300-600 BC) the Assyrian Empire, is a very important regional city.

Therefore contains important clues to the management of the empire.

Hill to visit many clay tablets during excavations as well as in historical linguistics, but no one in terms of both constitutes a very important place.

Tablet, removed from the bottom of the excavation of the palace located on the mound.bbc türkçe