In a cave older than Gobekli Tepe, archaeologists uncovered a small figurine made of baked clay — a sign of fire use that no one expected this early.

The 11,500-year-old archaeological site was unharmed in the disaster, which has killed over 35,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes The magnitude 7.8 ...

Now seen as early evidence of prehistoric worship, the hilltop site was previously shunned by researchers as nothing more than a medieval cemetery. Berthold Steinhilber Six miles from Urfa, an ancient ...

Sefer Tepe may not be as famous as Gobekli, but it’s revealing secrets just as ancient. This update covers the latest discoveries at one of Turkey’s oldest settlements.

Was the Garden of Eden an actual place, located in southeastern Turkey at what is known today as the archaeological site of Gobekli Tepe? “It’s as if the gods came down from heaven and built Gobekli ...

Were someone to ask you what is the oldest monument known to mankind, most people would say the Pyramids of Egypt or perhaps, Stonehenge. However, Gobekli Tepe predates Stonehenge by 7,000 years and ...

Photo taken on June 13, 2020 shows part of the Gobekli Tepe archeological site in Sanliurfa province, southeastern Turkey. Gobekli Tepe, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List in 2018, has become a ...

Stonehenge has attracted people for centuries, its first version a giant ring of Welsh bluestone laid out around 5,000 years ago. Researchers long believed the structure was the oldest stone circle in ...

Stunning carvings of human figures and heads have been uncovered at what is considered to be one of the most important settlements of the Neolithic period. The discovery at Karahantepe, in Turkey's ...

Even as a boy, Ismail Can, a Turkish shepherd, knew that the large mound outside his village, known as Karahan Tepe, contained wonders. Flint fragments, once used as tools, littered the mountainous ...