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Greece recovers hundreds of antiquities from art thief
Greece said it has recovered hundreds of looted Neolithic to Byzantine artifacts including a second century bronze statue of Alexander the Great from a notorious British antiquities dealer after a 17-year legal battle.
Face of wealthy Bronze-Age Bohemian woman revealed in stunning reconstruction
She had been buried sometime between 1880 and 1750 B.C
Amateur archaeologist uncovers 2,000-year-old Roman battle site in Switzerland
They think the Romans fought a local Rhaetian tribe at the site around 15 B.C
Excavations in Beşiktaş shedding more light on Istanbul’s ancient past
Ongoing excavations in Istanbul's Beşiktaş district are offering surprising and significant clues about the history of the ancient city, with one archeologist boasting the district as "Istanbul's Göbeklitepe."
Museum of Anatolian Civilizations turns 100
On a plate hanging on the entrance of a museum, located at the foot of the Ankara Castle in the Turkish capital Ankara, there is the seal of Hittite King IV Tuthalia (1250-1220 B.C). Along with it, "Anatolian Civilizations Museum 1921" is written.
But behind that plate is hidden an extraordinary history of civilization.
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