Black Sea is a wild sea. Mostly big waves and winds are characters of Black Sea. Also as the weather is changeable in Black Sea region, sometimes the vessels may need a quiet bay to hide. Gideros Bay is one of them. It is like a paradise in Black Sea region. The historical background of…
A Roman fountain that has a great feature
It is certainly known that Roman engineering is very impressive. A path monument of a Roman army is very important because it has a special meaning. It is located in border of Bartın province ( Western Black Sea region). This was a fountain indeed and it was planned to serve for water supply to Roman…
Xanthos; the site of honorable public
Honor was a valuable virtue in the past. Mankind couldn’t survive without honor and the life was nothing without honor. We are visiting a site where honorable people lived. Xanthos was the biggest resident area Lycia State. The oldest Lycian theater and inscription were built here. It was a rich site due to trade. Nereid…
İskilip Rock Caves; A monumental graveyard
Rock graves are important monuments of this landscape. They reflect us the glory of death from ancient era. One of them is located in Çorum province of Turkey. They remained from Roman period. The entrance of the tombs was decorated with lion figures. The columns were like guardians of tombs. They were carved on the…
Kayalıdere ancient site; Urartu settlement area
This ancient site is located in Muş province of Turkey. It is a small settlement area of Urartu civilization but it doesn’t mean that it has no importance. The construction period isn’t absolute. It is certain that it was an Urartu settlement area and well known graveyard region of Urartu civilization due to rock caves.…
Puruşhattum ancient site; A famous Assyrian mining site
There is an ancient site that is named as Acem Höyük but indeed it was a well known Assyrian city. Its name was Puruşhattum. It was an important Assyrian city that was a mine processing and trade center. It was founded around 4000 years ago; Puruşhattum was an important Assyrian city. It was the center…
Maşat ancient site; Small but also impressive site
This site is a small residence area but it has its own features in the character of the site. It is located in Tokat province. This is ancient site; This site was built by a governor that was dependent to Hittites. He had a palace built in that site and this palace was heated by…
Oionanda ancient site; the site where Diogenes left us a great monument
We are visiting a site that has one of the important philosophical monument in this landscape. We are going to Oionanda ancient site where is located in Muğla province. It is a very important city for philosophy because Diogenes left a great monument in this site. That’s the story; Oionanda had been recorded in Hittites…
Finik ancient site; a complex site of Southeastern Turkey
Southeastern Turkey also have archeological treasures like Western region of Turkey. Finik is one of them. Finik was established in 4000 BC . There were various buildings like a palace and cisterns. Cave houses were carved in the region. The monumental of the city was a woman relief named “Borzana Sitiya”. It is the sample…
Adada ancient site; One of the longest walking route of Turkey
Adada ancient site is one of the sites that had outstanding features. Those sites such as Adada hide a feature that can be very essential. This site can’t be unearthed all. ; Adada ancient site printed coins in I century BC. It was an important site during Roman period because it was one of the…