The theory was that Anatolia, the region in which Ayvalık is situated, and Europe were linked during the last Ice Age, offering early humans a path to cross over via southward island-hopping routes.

Although modern-day Turkey and the European coast are separated by water, the sea levels dropped more than 100 meters during ...

Biblical archaeologists are using ancient texts and modern technology to uncover possible clues to one of Christianity's ...

For now, the tools are powerful reminders of human resilience and adaptability. They show how people thousands of generations ...

Continuous landmasses, now submerged, may have made it possible for early humans to cross between present-day Turkey and ...

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Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

The Maldives-like destination that’s perfect for some winter sun (and closer to home) - Side in Turkey is an increasingly ...

Archaeologists discovered a small, clay tablet covered in cuneiform in the ancient ruins of Alalah, a major Bronze Age-era city located in present-day Turkey. Researchers have deciphered parts of the ...

The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to both ancient North Africa and Mesopotamia, which includes modern day Iraq and parts of Syria, Turkey and ...

For years, Turkish authorities have pledged to protect the rights of minorities, including the Syriac (Aramean--Assyrian--Chaldean) community, and to safeguard their places of worship while punishing ...

The artifacts are now on view in Ankara, in an exhibition that also features a repatriated statue of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius. This large stone vessel that archaeologists excavated at Karahan ...