Archaeologists excavating at Canhasan in central Turkey have unearthed an extraordinarily rare 8,500-year-old obsidian mirror. The discovery represents one of only 56 such mirrors ever found across ...

The ancient Greek city of Pergamon was a major center of culture and learning of the Hellenistic world, standing out for its ...

Historic documents unearthed during excavations in Anatolia's oldest international trade center, Assyrian Trade colony Kaniş-Karum, have revealed that women made commercial deals and impressed their ...

A research team led by Petra M. Goedegebuure from the University of Chicago has presented a groundbreaking study on the word used for “city” in the Luwian language, spoken in ancient Anatolia. This ...

Archaeological studies stand in the crossroads of past and present, seeking answers from history for modern issues and relying on local perspectives to supplement solutions. An archaeologist can only ...

A carving from the archaeological site of Hattusha. In the heart of ancient Anatolia, amidst the ruins of the once-mighty Hittite Empire, a remarkable discovery has emerged from the depths of time. A ...

The long-running controversy about the origins of the Etruscan people appears to be very close to being settled once and for all, according to a leading geneticist. He describes strong evidence that ...