Now seen as early evidence of prehistoric worship, the hilltop site was previously shunned by researchers as nothing more than a medieval cemetery. Berthold Steinhilber Six miles from Urfa, an ancient ...

The 11,500-year-old archaeological site was unharmed in the disaster, which has killed over 35,000 people and destroyed thousands of buildings. Reading time: Reading time 2 minutes The magnitude 7.8 ...

Archaeologists are excavating an ancient Neolithic site in Turkey that is believed to represent one of the earliest found in the region, potentially even predating the famous site of Göbekli Tepe. The ...

Researchers believe they have uncovered theoldest solar calendar in human history. It is supposedly a 12,000-year-old monument found in Göbekli Tepe, southern Turkey. Its existence has been known for ...

There’s a place in southeastern Turkey that most people have never heard of — a windswept hilltop called Gobekli Tepe. It was built long before the pyramids, long before organized farming. And it’s ...

The city in southeastern Turkey resounds with music, food and culture — and echoes with more than 11,000 years of human history. By Barry Yourgrau As we climbed the slope toward one of the world’s ...

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Sefer Tepe may not be as famous as Gobekli, but it’s revealing secrets just as ancient. This update covers the latest discoveries at one of Turkey’s oldest settlements.