Every ancient site has their own story here. Amorium ancient site is one of those sites. It is located in Afyon province of Turkey. It is close to mid-anatolia. It is dated back to around 2000 years. It is a site that had been resided for 2000 years.There are various layers that belong to big…
How the celebrations were in ancient times
The ancient times are very mysterious for the celebrations. We have the records that were prepared by ancient historians or poets. But we don’t have so much visual view for this title. Thanks to the archeaological excavations in Turkey, we can get some mosaics that show us how the celebrations were. A mosic that was…
Old Palace of Ottoman State; Edirne
Before the conquest of Constantinople (today’s Istanbul), the capital of Ottoman State was Edirne. Ottoman state was extended on both continents. There were a Byzantian State between Asia and Europe. In order to be an empire, Constantinople’s conquest was necessary. The capital of Ottoman State was Edirne. There was a huge palace in Edirne. Even…
Ancient synangogue was unearthed in Antalya..
Turkish Riviera, Antalya, has still some surprises for history lovers. Even tough tourism developed the city, the modern city hides the ancient site underneath the modern city. In a district of Antalya, Side, an ancient synangogue was unearthed. According to tests, it was built in 7th century AD. It was repaired in the name of…
Mosaics of Holy Apostles Church
An ancient church was discovered in Hatay province of Turkey. According to the archeaological tests, it remained from 6th century AD. The objects especially mosiacs of the church tell us a magnificent story than we imagine. It is one of the best samples of early Christian period. The mosaics of the church are very special…
Traces of ancient tsunamis in Turkey
Geology wasn’t as developed as today in the past. Thus many earthquake events were missed or misunderstood in the ancient period. After the earthquakes in the sea basins, tsunami is the most important threat for the land. Anatolian coasts don’t have privilege,thus we can come across some tsunami cases on the Aegean and Mediterranean coasts.…
Hermes cult was living in Anatolia
It is a very exciting moment when something form ancient times are unearthed. Turkey is a country where you can live this excitement. Still today it is possible to unearth some items from ancient period by chance. It can be a construction project or an infrastructure project. A similar event became true in northern Blacksea…
A natural settlement area;Hasuni ancient site
We are in southern eastern Anatolia. An ancient site which is located in Diyarbakır province at present attracts the local visitors right now but it is so valuable that this site can be famous worldwide. An ancient site which was carved in solid rock (Hasuni valley) has an archeaological importance. This site can be considered…
A medical center in Anatolia; Acharaka ancient site
Western Anatolian region of Turkey hides many ancient sites. Since the history has been recorded, many ancient sites have been recorded. Some of them were unearthed and some of them are still under the ground. Some of them were discovered by chance. The natural landscape of the region may hide the ruins. Acharaka ancient site…
Marine Trade Routes of Ancient period
As we all know that Anatolian peninsula is covered by three seas (Aegean, Black Sea and Mediterranean). So marine trade routes have great importance as others as, such as Silk Road. Some civilizations developed their trade fleet and dominated coasts of Anatolia. Some places were bases of navies. We can find out that there was…