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Ancient theatre excavation reveals Apollo statue in Turkey
Excavators have found an Apollo statue and many more in Prusias ad Hypium Ancient City in Konuralp, Düzce. The Apollo statue has been moved to Istanbul Archeology Museum to be conditioned. The statue is 190cm in length and 60cm in width.…
Van Gogh’s hidden portrait discovered beneath older painting
A hidden self-portrait of the famous Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, one of the most recognizable and influential figures in the history of Western art, has been revealed. Before an exhibition, employees of the National Gallery of Scotland…
World’s deepest sunken ship found
Retired US naval officer Victor Vescovo announced that the world's deepest shipwreck has found. Vescovo announced that the destroyer "USS Samuel B Roberts" of the US Navy, which sank during the battle in the Philippine Sea off Samar in…
Ancient Midas monument and caves in Turkey’s Eskişehir
Midas City and Phrygian Monuments and its plateau in Eskişehir, Turkey takes visitors back to 700 B.C. The harmony of the monument from the Phrygian Civilization and the small caves in the rocks on the surrounding plateau offers a…
Ancient “Gate of Hell” reopens in Turkey
Turkey opens the Plutonium (Hell's Gate) to visitors in September, which is called the 'gateway to the land of the dead' in ancient sources as the living were poisoned and died by the volatilization of carbon dioxide in the calcium-rich…
Ancient sculpture remnants reunited after 3,000 years in China
Chinese archaeologists confirmed on June 16 that a recently unearthed bronze sculpture at the famed Sanxingdui Ruins site was successfully matched with another bronzeware part after being set apart about 3,000 years ago. The sophisticated…
Colombia shares images of 300-year-old treasure-laden shipwreck
The Colombian army has released images of the wreck of the Spanish ship San Jose, which has been underwater for 300 years and is thought to have carried nearly 200 tons of gold, silver, and emeralds when it sank in 1708. Gold, porcelain,…
Located in Turkey’s Malatya, the 2,000-year-old Stone Bridge defies years
The 2,000-year-old Stone Bridge from the Roman period, located in the Malatya district of Arapgir, is one of the oldest stone bridges in Anatolia. Providing information about the bridge, which is 30 kilometers away from Arapgir district…
Russia says 771 Azov militants surrendered in Mariupol
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation continue the special military operation in Ukraine. In the last 24 hours, 771 Azov nationalist unit militants have surrendered at the blockaded Azovstal plant in Mariupol. Since May 16, a total of…
‘Ephesus’ of the Black Sea unearthed in Turkey’s Düzce
Excavations continue in the ancient city of Prusias ad Hypium, which is located in the Konuralp District of Düzce, Turkey. The site is called the "Ephesus of the Western Black Sea". Konuralp Prusias ad Hypium, which has been declared an…