The Ionian League, was a confederation of twelve Ionian Greek city-states located along the coast of Asia Minor.

Did the legendary kings of Troy really exist? Some researchers argue that they appear in Hittite letters, but is this really ...

A massive Roman floor mosaic was just uncovered in a fourth-century C.E. Roman villa in Turkey. The ornate tiles span over ...

The peoples of ancient Anatolia developed several cultures that, although interconnected, were also distinct in several ways. Beginning with the Hittites in the Bronze Age and ending with the ...

Researchers found living quarters of an ancient civilization, which disproved earlier theories that the site served solely as a ceremonial pilgrimage destination.

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Recent archaeological studies have allowed researchers to reconstruct their manufacturing and distribution process in Southwest Asia, particularly in Central Anatolia, where findings at the Tepecik ...

Loom weights have been found in Catal Huyuk, an ancient city in Anatolia that dates to 7000 BCE, and use of the warp-weighted loom persists to the present day in part of Norway. Although its ...

a) Location of early metallurgical activities in Anatolia and Gre Fılla archaeological site ... raising the possibility that these ancient inhabitants were not only experimenting with fire but had ...

Archaeologists hope to find out how Anatolia, the central base of the Hittites, was influenced by surrounding areas and how different ethnic groups and cultures rose and fell in the ancient Orient.