Batman Museum

A 9-month-old baby girl of an archaeologist couple has become the life of the party of the excavation team working in a castle at the southeastern province of Batman's Hasankeyf district, which has a history dating back to some 12,000 years ago,

Within the scope of Ilısu Dam rescue excavations, the missing pieces of a historical play set, which was found in 2012 in the southeastern province of Siirt's Başur Mound, have been unearthed.

Hundreds of historical pieces were found in 8,000-year-old Tavşanlı Höyük (tumulus) following searches.

Some of the most compelling treasures from the early ages of civilization will soon be open to tourists at Hasankeyf Museum in southeastern Turkey's Batman province.