Japan's Tsukuba University

11,500-year-old settlement unearthed in Hasankeyf

Published by Hurriyet on Tue, 09/26/2017 - 00:01

A settlement from 11,500 years ago has been unearthed in the Hasankeyf Mound on the Tigris River's coastline in the fifth stage of archaeology works at the ancient town of Hasankeyf in the southeastern province of Batman, which has been initiated with the Ilısu Dam HES project protection and rescue works of the cultural heritage.