At first glance, the V-shaped symbols carved onto the pillars at Gobekli Tepe — an archaeological site in southern Turkey — don’t look like much compared to the adjacent animal shapes depicting the ...

Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient civilization. Marking a massive comet strike as the start, ...

19:06, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 Updated: 19:14, Fri, Mar 7, 2025 There has always been plenty of mystery surrounding the world’s oldest structures. From the pyramids of Egypt to Stonehenge, we might never ...

“Over here on the right, you see a spaceship landed recently,” he says with a grin. He’s joking. Mostly. But more on that in a minute. We’re in the Urfa plain, a dry, dusty stretch about 25 miles from ...

Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered ancient statues, dating back 11,000 years, that challenge our understanding of pre-agricultural communities. The statues include a life-sized sculpture of a ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient ...