Middle East
Previously unknown Indo-European language discovered in Turkey
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Scientists have discovered a fragment of a new Indo-European language preserved in the ancient Hittite capital of Boğazköy-Hattusha.
Archeology
Unique 2,500-year-old ritual wash basin discovered in Turkey
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A unique water basin has been discovered in Turkey near the ancient Greek city of Klazomenai.
Anatolia
Assyrian deity carvings found in secret Turkish tunnel
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Archeologists have published an initial study of a carving found in southern-eastern Turkey that depicts a procession of deities in a mixture of Assyrian and Aramaic styles.
Middle East
“The World’s First Temple” – New research from Göbekli Tepe
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New research challenges previously held ideas about Turkey’s most ancient site, Göbekli Tepe.
Paganism
Hittite carving may reveal insights into their religion and cosmology
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New research may offer insight into how the ancient Hittites possibly incorporated their view of the cosmos into their spiritual and ritual practices.