Read more about the article Intact Ancient Stone-Carved Theatre Masks Unearthed At 2,500-Year-Old Site
Some of the stone theatre-mask carvings that represent comedy and tragedy plays performed in the ancient city of Castabala, found by the Turkish archaeologists, in Osmaniye, Turkey. (Newsflash)
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Intact Ancient Stone-Carved Theatre Masks Unearthed At 2,500-Year-Old Site

These photos show incredible, intact stone-carved theatre masks representing comedy and tragedy that have been unearthed in the ancient theatre of a 2,500-year-old city. Excavations in the ancient city of Castabala, which is located in the southern Turkish province of Osmaniye and has survived to this day with its colonnaded…

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January 14, 2022
Read more about the article Record Ancient Artefact Bust In Turkish Capital Ankara With Nearly 17,000 Coins And 400 Historical Items Seized By Cops
The largest historical artefact capture at one time, including 16,398 coins and 399 pieces of historical jewellery belonging to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods, were seized in Ankara, Turkey on 9th January 2022. (@EmniyetAnkara/Newsflash)
Archaeology

Record Ancient Artefact Bust In Turkish Capital Ankara With Nearly 17,000 Coins And 400 Historical Items Seized By Cops

Turkish police have carried out their largest ever ancient artefact bust in the capital Ankara, seizing 16,398 coins and 399 other historical items dating back to the Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods. The Ankara Anti-Smuggling Crimes Branch Office carried out the raid in Mamak, a district in the city…

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January 12, 2022
Read more about the article Ancient Egyptian Golden Tongues Used By The Dead To Talk To Osiris Found In Mouths Of Mummies In 2,500 Year Old Tombs
Three golden tongue-shaped amulets found in a human remains from Roman period. (Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Newsflash)
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Ancient Egyptian Golden Tongues Used By The Dead To Talk To Osiris Found In Mouths Of Mummies In 2,500 Year Old Tombs

Three ancient Egyptian golden tongues used by the dead to talk to Osiris on their way to the afterlife have been found in tombs believed to be 2,500 years old. The Spanish archaeological mission uncovered sarcophagi, three golden tongues hundreds of funerary figurines in the famous El Bahnasa archaeological area,…

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December 16, 2021
Read more about the article 3,200-Year-Old Mural Badly Damaged By Farmers Expanding Fields
In the middle of fields, farmers clearing land found paintings that are more than 3,200 years old and belong to the Cupisnique culture, in Viru province, La Libertad region, Peru. (Newsflash)
Archaeology

3,200-Year-Old Mural Badly Damaged By Farmers Expanding Fields

A 3,200-year-old mural in Peru has been largely destroyed by farmers looking to gain more land who did not realise it was a sacred symbol that marked the location of an ancient burial site. The discovery was made in the valleys of the province of Viru in the Peruvian department…

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March 26, 2021
Read more about the article Tourists Flock To Ancient Rock Apartment Complex During Pandemic
The 3,000-year-old Avdalaz Castle in Afyonkarahisar in Turkey, the building which has a height of approximately 30 meters, used during the Phrygian, Roman and Byzantine periods, attracts great attention from tourists with the shape and tuff rock structure, with multi-room and multi-storey cistern, reached by a ladder from inside. (Newsflash)
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Tourists Flock To Ancient Rock Apartment Complex During Pandemic

This 3,000-year-old rock formation called Avdalaz Castle - considered one of the world’s first multi-storey apartment complexes - has continued to attract hordes of tourists during the pandemic. The ancient site is located in the village of Ayazini in Phrygian Valley located between the Turkish resort cities of Eskisehir, Afyonkarahisar,…

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March 19, 2021