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

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

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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

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

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

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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

The tradition of burying the sun die Göbeklitepe

The tradition of burying the sun die Göbeklitepe

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Which houses the world's oldest temple, the ruins of the excavations made Göbeklitepe, there are 12 thousand years before the tradition of the tomb, eaten by birds of prey corpses left exposed so that the spirit of the deceased was believed to had would appeared in the sky.

Harran University Faculty of Arts Department of Art History Lecturer and Assistant Vice President Gobeklitepe Excavations. Assoc. Dr. Jihad And God bless the AA correspondent, said the region's excavations began in 1995, the temple was the center of the Neolithic era, he said.

Archaeological excavations made ​​in two periods per year Göbeklitepe closely involves the science that emphasizes God bless the 17 years since the German Archaeological Institute, who led the excavation Prof. Dr. Klaus Schmidt, this year's application stated that the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to work.

Göbeklitepe, studies so far had discovered the interesting findings that transfers Asst. Assoc. Dr. God bless, said:

"According to the results of excavations conducted to date the tradition of burying the dead, more precisely, we understand that a tomb tradition Göbeklitepe. For example, birds of prey such as vultures, the reliefs on the stones, and here we see people eating did not have to understand that the tradition of burial Göbeklitepe. That Çatalhöyük as the sun has a tradition as the Neolithic era burial. the dead are left to the open air, birds of prey come and ate them. Maybe he had a belief, these birds has progressed up to the sky, the souls of the dead was believed to rise in the sky. it's an interesting thing of course. this method of Tibet 'until recently practiced in some regions. "habertürk

The history of mankind's oldest settlements are found in Southeast Anatolia

The history of mankind's oldest settlements are found in Southeast Anatolia

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The German "Frankfurter Rundschau" newspaper, the oldest settlement in the history of mankind Göbekli Tepe near Urfa, introduced the history and archaeological excavations in the region said.

Gazette "Heaven was here?" article titled, "Southeastern Anatolia, the oldest settlement in the history of mankind was passed," the statement said.

BC estimated to be established in approximately 10 thousand paper referred to the importance of the Göbekli Tepe, archaeologists so far, people lived as hunters and the temple at that time only able to guess whether they have thought, but it proves the opposite of these ideas Göbekli Hill and the ruins of the temple here, extracted said.

BC-bellied Hill and the surrounding area 10 thousand in the region has been a very productive, a wide variety of plant and animal species that is found in the article, this feature is also estimated at that time was a place for people like paradise, BC In 7500 the kuraklaşmaya began, people have left the region is therefore described as foreseen.

Managed since 1994 by the German archaeologist Klaus Schmidt excavation work progressed very slowly because of the benefits in the specified paper, 10 to 30 meters in diameter and about 6 meters high, to date only 4 out of 40 stones taken out from the light of day, it is located on the stones of various animal motifs were expressed.

Each one weighs about 10 to 20 tons recorded in the stones, even in the nearby mine planted at least 500 people needed to be brought down described in the article, Göbekli Tepe rites according to their faith which was held by the people at that time were recorded.

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Mediterranean coasts and the foundation of Nautical Archaeology in Turkey

Mediterranean coasts and the foundation of Nautical Archaeology in Turkey

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This is a documentary about the shipwreck excavations along the Agean-Mediterranean coasts and the foundation of Nautical Archaeology in Turkey, after the initial discovery of the shipwrecks by the sponge divers of Bodrum.

The film depicts the passion & adventures of modern underwater archaeologists during 1996 - 1998 including an excavation directed by Dr. Freiderick M Hocker to the 1100 year old Byzantine shipwreck in Bozburun. We also see historical underwater footage shot in the 1960's.

a film by Ozcan Arca

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Lost Civilization National Geographic documentary pulled in the excavation area Gobeklitepe

Lost Civilization National Geographic documentary pulled in the excavation area Gobeklitepe

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According to the statement made by the Municipality of Sanliurfa, Göbeklitepe'nin''National Geographic''magazine cover in June 2010 after being in the world-renowned National Geographic channel, this time shooting for a documentary made in the region.

Assist the Department of Archaeology at the University of Harran, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Assoc. Dr. Bahattin Çelik ongoing supervision of shooting, President of the German Arkelog Prof. Gobeklitepe excavation. Dr. Klaus Schmidt was also interviewed.

Delicate soot in the channel guide to Turkey for the shooting in consultation with the Mayor Ahmet Eşref Fakıbaba asked for support on various issues. Fakıbaba help the team appointed to deliver the press office team, including the first Gobeklitepe fish, Harran, the Ataturk Dam, Euphrates River, has contributed to such major centers to shoot.

Performed by the National Geographic television footage reportedly published in 2012 under the name of''Lost''Civilization.

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Gobeklitepe Neolithic settlement, 18 kilometers north-east of Sanliurfa, near the village's Örencik.

For the first time in 1963, universities in Istanbul and Chicago officials discovered during surveys Göbeklitepe'deki excavation work, Sanliurfa Museum since 1995 and jointly conducting the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin.

The excavation work so far to Neolithic period''T''shaped stones, with figures of wild animals, 8-30 meters in diameter, circular and rectangular-shaped ruins of the world's oldest temple, the figure of a large number of wild animals, human statue, standing stones and about 12 thousand years as belonging to a length of 65 centimeters was found in historical works, such as human statues.

Gobeklitepe stated that''the world's oldest temple, the central'',''a period of time before the UNESCO World Heritage Site had been Listesi''ne temporary.

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