Parion (Kemer)

Submitted by Iza on Mon, 12/05/2016 - 20:22

The ruins of the ancient city of Parion are located on the territory of modern Turkish village of Kemer, in Çanakkale Province, on the coast of the Marmara Sea. The ruins are far from the beaten track, so it is difficult to reach them, and even find interesting information in a language other than Turkish is a challenge. Thanks to intensive archaeological excavations, conducted in Parion, crucial findings are made every year, shedding light on the history of the settlement.

Çorum Archaeology and Ethnography Museum

Submitted by michel gybels on Sun, 12/04/2016 - 20:10

The building that hosts the Çorum Museum displays typical architectural features of the 19th century. It was initially built in 1914 as a hospital. Later on, it was used as the School of Agriculture, School of Medicine, School of Art, School of Trade, Machinery Academy and Atatürk High School. After a fire in 1988 had damaged the building, restoration work was initiated in 1989. On 11 March 2003, the building started to serve as the new Çorum Museum.

Çorum Archaeology and Ethnography Museum

Panionium

Submitted by Iza on Sun, 12/04/2016 - 15:57

Panionium (Panionion) was an Ionian sanctuary dedicated to Poseidon Helikonios, and, at the same time, the Ionian League meeting place. This unusual site was located on the northern slopes of Mount Mykale (tr. Samsun Dağı or Dilek Dağı), opposite the island of Samos, about 100 km south of Smyrna (now Izmir). Mykale Massif forms Dilek Peninsula, which is a part of the Aegean Sea coast of Asia Minor. On the southern side of the mountain, the Ionian city of Priene was situated. Its residents were responsible for the sanctuary of Panionium and for the organization of games (panegyris) called the Panionia.

November 2016 in Turkish archaeology

Submitted by Iza on Thu, 12/01/2016 - 10:46

Turkish Archaeological News collects the most important, interesting and inspiring news from Turkish excavation sites. Here's the review for November 2016. Have we missed anything? Let us know by using Contact tab!

Sarıkale in Hattusa

Submitted by Iza on Mon, 11/28/2016 - 09:20

This text is a fragment of a guidebook to Hattusa: "The Secrets of Hattusa".

The great rock, known as Sarıkale, i.e. the Yellow Fortress, is hard to miss in Hattusa. It is a 60-meter-high rock with a characteristic shape where a fortress guarding the capital city was standing in the Hittite times. The was erected, most likely, at the turn of the 14th and the 13th centuries BCE. Some theories claim that Sarıkale served as a religious location, and more precisely - as a place of worship of the dead.