Hittite royal archive found in Turkey(thehistoryblog.com)
370 points by benbreen | 88 comments
The History Blog post about the discovery of a Hittite royal archive in Turkey; the capture shows only a security check page.
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Fragment of oldest known peace treaty found in Turkey(livescience.com)
85 points by gmays | 10 comments
Live Science news article on archaeologists finding a fragment of the world's oldest known peace treaty, from around 1269 B.C., at the Hittite capital Hattusha in Turkey.
12,000-year-old Göbeklitepe burials explain scattered bones(archaeologymag.com)
154 points by yusufaytas | 43 comments
Archaeology News article reporting the first two intact burials found at Göbeklitepe in Turkey and what they suggest about the site's scattered human bones.
A 12,000-year-old obelisk with a human face was found in Karahan Tepe(trthaber.com)
394 points by fatihpense | 165 comments
TRT Haber Turkish-language photo gallery reporting the discovery of a 12,000-year-old standing stone with a human face at Karahan Tepe.
Turkish university annuls Erdogan rival's degree, preventing run for president(reuters.com)
531 points by perihelions | 335 comments
Reuters news article reporting that Istanbul University annulled Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's degree, blocking his eligibility to run for Turkish president.
12,000-year-old realistic human statue was unearthed(arkeonews.net)
327 points by khole | 196 comments
Arkeonews article on new finds at Göbeklitepe and Karahantepe, including a roughly 12,000-year-old human statue with a realistic facial expression.
What Wikipedia Did(twitter.com)
401 points by doener | 207 comments
Tweet by Jimmy Wales contrasting Wikipedia's court fight against Turkey's ban with Elon Musk's decision to restrict tweets in Turkey.