Neolithic

Leading cultural, historical and business figures came together on Jan. 21 at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris for a conference on Göbeklitepe, during which participants reiterated their commitment to improving the Neolithic site.

The remains of at least five people have been found in the Alexander the Great-era tomb at Ancient Amphipolis, the Culture Ministry said on Monday.

According to a statement, the skeletons discovered last year are that of a woman aged around 60, two men aged between 35 and 45, a child and another person whose identity has yet to be discovered because he or she was cremated.

With a collection of around 10,000 human skeletons from the earliest sands of time to the Middle Ages, the Hacettepe University Anthropology Laboratory is continuing to draw researchers from around the world thanks to the insights the remains offer about the ancient world.

Through analysis of wall paintings, sculptures, and burials, excavators at Çatalhöyük aim to understand more about the ancient site’s social structure and daily life

Twenty years have passed since archaeological excavations started in Göbeklitepe. Findings so far have revealed that the ancient site was the world’s oldest sculpture workshop The world’s oldest discovered temple, Göbeklitepe, is also the oldest known sculpture workshop, according to excavation findings at the site, which have been ongoing for 20 years.

The world’s largest solar boat, the catamaran PlanetSolar, will embark on a Greek mission to find one of the oldest sites inhabited by man in Europe, an organizer said Monday.

Starting on Aug. 11, a team of Swiss and Greek scientists will seek a “prehistoric countryside” in the southeastern Peloponnese peninsula, University of Geneva researcher Julien Beck told AFP.