25 turtle figurines dating back 16,500 years found in Türkiye

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1. Thu, 20 August 2026

   2 reports
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)13:46first to report
     25 turtle figurines dating back 16,500 years found in Türkiye

     Limestone objects from 14,500-11,200 BC believed to have been placed inside cave for ritual purposes

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)13:46
     25 turtle figurines dating back 16,500 years found in Türkiye

     Limestone objects from 14,500-11,200 BC believed to have been placed inside cave for ritual purposes

2. Tue, 25 August 2026

   1 report
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)12:38
     11,000-year-old sculpture of human figure riding leopard found in Türkiye

     Discovery at Karahantepe, prehistoric site near Gobeklitepe and part of ‘Stone Hills’ region, reshaping understanding of early Neolithic societies

3. Tue, 1 September 2026

   1 report
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)14:32
     9,000-year-old mining workshop found in Türkiye

     Discovery dating to 6900-6800 B.C. offers new evidence of early copper production, specialized craftsmanship at one of region’s oldest Neolithic settlements

4. Sun, 6 September 2026

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   • jpost.com02:38
     More than 20 Stone Age turtle figurines discovered by Turkish archaeologists

     The figurines are “roughly shaped,” according to Anadolu Agency, lending weight to the researchers’ theory of them being used during ritualistic practices.

5. Mon, 7 September 2026

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   • Novinky (Czechia)03:19
     Od pravěkých figurek k antickým monumentům. Turecko objevuje a zachraňuje dědictví minulosti

     Na jednom místě archeologové odkrývají stopy pravěkých rituálů, na jiném se za pomoci nejmodernějších technologií snaží uchovat monumentální starověké sochy. Dva zdánlivě nesouvisející příběhy ze současného Turecka znovu připomínají nejen bohaté kulturní dědictví Anatolie, ale též úsilí, které je třeba k jeho poznání a zachování.

6. Thu, 10 September 2026

   1 report
   • Anadolu Agency (AA)18:43
     8,000-year-old black fig remains unearthed in northwestern Türkiye

     Carbon-14 analysis dates charred figs found in Andik Cave in Balikesir province to 6300 BC

7. Mon, 14 September 2026

   3 reports
   • dailysabah.com08:17
     Türkiye’s Havran figs have 8,000-year-old roots: Archaeologists

     Archaeologists have uncovered 8,000-year-old remains of the black fig for which the Havran district of northwestern Türkiye is known, revealing that the...

   • dailysabah.com10:22
     66 million-year-old sea fossil discovered in Türkiye's Ankara

     Türkiye’s Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy said a Gastropoda fossil discovered during excavations at Külhöyük in Ankara’s Gölbaşı...

   • Anadolu Agency (AA)11:58
     66-million-year-old fossil discovered in Turkish capital

     Researchers believe ancient inhabitants may have carried the gastropod fossil to 5,000-year-old Kulhoyuk settlement

8. Tue, 15 September 2026

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   • hurriyetdailynews.com07:37
     5,000-year-old drainage system found at Liman Tepe

     Archaeologists conducting joint land and underwater excavations at Liman Tepe, an archaeological site in the western province of İzmir’s Urla district, have uncovered a nearly 5,000-year-old drainage system of stone channels believed to divert rainwater.

9. Mon, 21 September 2026

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   • popularmechanics.com12:30
     Scientists Found 15,000-Year-Old Fingerprints from a Lost Civilization

     A cache of 142 clay beads from Natufian sites in Israel preserved 50 fingerprints—many belonging to children—pushing the origins of ornament-making back thousands of years.

10. Mon, 28 September 2026

    1 report
    • Anadolu Agency (AA)12:46
      2,100-year-old luxury tableware unearthed from ancient shipwreck off Türkiye

      Cargo is believed to have included luxury tableware produced in Rhosus, now Arsuz, and destined for markets including Rome

11. Wed, 30 September 2026

    2 reports
    • Times of India07:41
      2,100-year-old Roman shipwreck with 122 tableware types found in Turkey

      Marine archaeologists discovered an ancient shipwreck near Adrasan, Turkey, containing thousands of ceramic tableware pieces. The cargo, believed to originate from Rhosus, dates back approximately 2,100 years. Researchers have recovered various ceramic types, revealing insights into ancient tableware and packing methods. The discovery highlights the historical significance of Rhosus in tableware production during the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman periods.

    • iDNES (Czechia)14:43
      Z moře vytahují luxus starý 2 100 let. Stejnou značku si objednával i Cicero

      Turečtí potápěči vyzvedli z hlubin Středozemního moře skutečný poklad. Z vraku obchodní lodi postupně vynášejí nádobí staré přes dva tisíce let. Do nezajímavých střepů mají hodně daleko. Jednak je většina kusů stále v původním stavu, ale hlavně jde o značku, která byla v tehdejším světě velmi žádaná. Podle dochovaného dopisu si ji objednal i římský státník a řečník Cicero.

12. Thu, 1 October 2026

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    • Anadolu Agency (AA)16:09
      Beneath Türkiye’s waters: A window into the region’s ancient maritime heritage

      World’s first scientific excavation of an ancient shipwreck took place off Türkiye’s coast in 1960

13. Fri, 9 October 2026

    2 reports
    • timesca.com11:59
      Rare Medieval Coins Discovered in Kyrgyzstan’s Lake Issyk-Kul - The Times Of Central Asia

      Issyk-Kul medieval coins dating to the 10th–11th centuries have been discovered at a submerged Silk Road settlement in Kyrgyzstan.

    • timesca.com12:08
      Ancient Fortress and Rare Figurine Discovered at Kalzhyr Settlement in Kazakhstan - The Times Of Central Asia

      Archaeologists at Kazakhstan's Kalzhyr settlement have uncovered a fire-damaged fortress and rare ceramic bird figurine dating to the early Turkic period.

14. Wed, 14 October 2026

    18 reports
    • BBC News World05:00
      World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey

      Archaeologists say the wreck is up to 4,700 years old, dating to the Early Bronze Age.

      1 reprint

      • Vecernji list (Croatia)17 Oct, 10:00their copy
    • Index.hr (Croatia)06:11
      Kod Turske otkrivena najstarija olupina broda na svijetu

      KOD TURSKE obale otkrivena je najstarija olupina broda na svijetu, stara oko 4500 godina.

    • El Mundo (Spain)06:55
      Descubren en aguas de Turquía el naufragio más antiguo del mundo: "Es una cápsula del tiempo en el fondo del mar"

      Los investigadores han datado el pecio entre 4.400 y 4.700 años de antigüedad y al parecer era un barco mercante que comerciaba en el Mediterráneo Leer

    • Euronews08:22
      World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off Turkey’s Mediterranean coast

      Archaeologists say a 4,400- to 4,700-year-old shipwreck found near Kekova Island in southern Turkey carried ceramic storage pots and stone anchors across the Mediterranean.

    • RMF24 (Poland)08:25
      Sensacja na dnie Morza Śródziemnego. Odkryto najstarszy wrak świata

      Sensacja na dnie Morza Śródziemnego. Odkryto najstarszy wrak świata

    • Telegram.hr (Croatia)08:30
      Kod Turske pronađena najstarija olupina broda na svijetu, potonuo u doba kad se gradila Velika piramida u Gizi

      Na morskom su dnu pronađene amfore, a u nekima od njih još ima ostataka onoga što se u njima nalazilo

    • Vecernji list (Croatia)08:49
      Nađen najstariji brod na svijetu! Iz vremena je kad je izgrađena Velika piramida u Egiptu

      Arheolozi tvrde da su blizu turske obale otkrili najstariju olupinu broda na svijetu i pretpostavljaju da datira iz razdoblja između 4400 i 4700 godine ili ranoga brončanog doba

    • Der Spiegel (Germany)12:35
      Türkei: Forscher entdecken Spuren von ältestem bekannten Schiffswrack der Welt

      Es fuhr über das Mittelmeer, als gerade die Pyramiden gebaut wurden: Forschende haben Reste eines 4500 Jahre alten Wracks gefunden. Sollte das Schiff Wein nach Troja bringen?

    • Der Spiegel (Germany)12:35
      Türkei: Forscher entdecken ältestes Schiffswrack der Welt

      Es fuhr über das Mittelmeer, als gerade die Pyramiden gebaut wurden: Forschende haben Reste eines 4500 Jahre alten Wracks gefunden. Sollte das Schiff Wein nach Troja bringen?

    • Polsat News (Poland)12:50
      Sensacyjne odkrycie na dnie Morza Śródziemnego. Najstarszy wrak na świecie

      Odnaleziono najstarszy wrak statku na świecie - donosi BBC. U wybrzeży Turcji, w pobliżu wyspy Kekova odnaleziono szczątki, które wskazują wiek okrętu na około 4,5 tys. lat. Wrak statku to kapsuła czasu na dnie morza - ocenił kierujący wyprawą prof. Hakan Oniz.

    • Novinky (Czechia)13:57
      Turečtí archeologové tvrdí, že objevili nejstarší vrak lodi na světě

      Archeologové tvrdí, že u pobřeží Turecka objevili zřejmě nejstarší vrak lodi na světě. Pochází zřejmě z doby před 4400 až 4700 lety, tedy ze starší doby bronzové. Dřevěná konstrukce se nedochovala, na mořském dně však leží více než 30 amfor, které mohly být součástí nákladu přibližně deset metrů dlouhého plavidla.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)16:24
      4,700-year-old amphorae discovered near Türkiye's Kekova Island

      Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy says artifacts from 'world's oldest shipwreck' offer insights into ancient Mediterranean trade

    • Google News - Top Stories17:44
      World's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey, archaeologists say: "Time capsule at the bottom of the sea"

      World's oldest shipwreck found off Turkey, archaeologists say: "Time capsule at the bottom of the sea" CBS News World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey CNN Shipwreck believed to be the world's oldest discovered off the coast of Turkey ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos World’s oldest shipwreck reveals ancient secrets The Telegraph 'World's oldest known' shipwreck revealed with Sydney archaeologist's help ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    • Al Jazeera English19:17
      World’s oldest known shipwreck found in Turkiye

      The world’s oldest known shipwreck has been discovered off Turkiye’s coast, dating back nearly 5,000 years.

    • 24sata (Croatia)20:27
      VIDEO Senzacija kraj Turske. Našli najstariju olupinu broda: Teret otkriva jedinstvenu priču

      Brod, koji je prema procjenama bio dugačak oko deset metara, prevozio je teret preko istočnog Sredozemlja. Znanstvenici pretpostavljaju da je isplovio iz neke od luka na obali Levanta te krenuo prema drevnoj Troji ili Minojancima na otoku Kreti.

    • Google News - Top Stories20:27
      World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey

      World’s oldest shipwreck discovered off coast of Turkey The Conversation World's oldest shipwreck found off Kekova Island in Turkey BBC World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey CNN Uncovered, world’s oldest shipwreck that may have been sailing to Troy The Times Ancient ceramics retrieved from 'world's oldest known' shipwreck ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

    • Al Jazeera English20:33
      World’s oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkiye

      Clay analysis traces recovered storage jars to early history workshops operating across the Jordan Valley.

    • ABC News (Australia)21:51
      Ancient ceramics retrieved from 'world's oldest known' shipwreck

      An archaeologist from Sydney reveals her role in the discovery of the "world's oldest known" shipwreck, found in southern Türkiye.

15. Thu, 15 October 2026

    6 reports
    • ABC (Spain)07:37edited after publishing
      Descubren frente a las costas de Turquía «el naufragio más antiguo del mundo»

      «Estamos sacando a la luz las huellas del naufragio más antiguo del mundo ». Así ha anunciado el ministro de Cultura de Turquía, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy, el hallazgo en aguas turcas de un pecio de la Edad del Bronce de entre 4.400 y 4.700 años de antigüedad, de la misma época de la construcción de la Gran Pirámide de Guiza. Las excavaciones submarinas dirigidas por el profesor Hakan Öniz , de la Universidad de Akdeniz, han descubierto los restos del naufragio cerca de la isla de Kekova, en la...

    • tportal (Croatia)08:21
      Kod Komiže otkrivi ostaci antičkog brodoloma: Na posudama se sačuvali zagonetni natpisi

      Očuvani dijelovi drvenog broda, grčke amfore, novac antičkoga Farosa i keramičke posude s urezanim natpisima otkriveni su u uvali Gnjilna nedaleko od Komiže. Ostaci brodoloma, koji arheolozi preliminarno datiraju u 4./3. stoljeće prije Krista, pružaju rijedak uvid u trgovinu, plovidbu i svakodnevni život pomoraca u vrijeme grčkih kolonija na Visu i Hvaru

    • Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)09:39
      “Una capsula del tempo sul fondo del mare”: scoperto il relitto più antico del mondo, è la nave mercantile della stessa epoca della Piramide di Giza

      Contemporanea alla costruzione della Grande Piramide di Giza e inabissata nelle acque turche oltre quattromila anni fa. Al largo delle coste dell’isola di Kekova, celebre per i suoi tesori archeologici sommersi, un team di studiosi ha individuato quello che è stato classificato come il relitto navale più antico mai scoperto al mondo. Un’imbarcazione risalente a […] L'articolo “Una capsula del tempo sul fondo del mare”: scoperto il relitto più antico del mondo, è la nave mercantile della stessa...

    • divernet.com10:53
      Turkish divers investigate potential 4,700-year-old shipwreck

      Underwater archaeologists excavating an ancient shipwreck site off Kekova Island on Türkiye’s Mediterranean coast have recovered ceramic storage vessels

    • Wirtualna Polska (Poland)12:58
      Odkrycie na dnie morza. U wybrzeży Turcji natrafiono na wyjątkowy wrak

      U wybrzeży Turcji archeolodzy natrafili na pozostałości statku, który mógł zatonąć prawie 5 tys. lat temu. Z dna Morza Śródziemnego wydobyto już ceramiczne naczynia. Teraz agencja AP udostępniła nagrania z wyjątkowych poszukiwań.

    • ČT24 (Czechia)16:01
      U pobřeží Turecka našli dosud nejstarší pozůstatky lodi

      Lidé se plavili po Středozemním moři už před skoro pěti tisíci lety, naznačuje nový archeologický objev. Nedaleko tureckého ostrova se našel vrak starověké lodi, který přepisuje dějiny mořeplavby.

16. Fri, 16 October 2026

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    • NYT World21:15
      The World’s Oldest Shipwreck? Maybe, but ‘We’re All Excited by Maybe.’

      Archaeologists said that they had found jars from a shipwreck as much as 4,700 years old, with black residue inside. Outside experts were skeptical but intrigued.

17. Wed, 21 October 2026

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    • dailysabah.com10:11
      Ancient Byzantine amphorae emerge off Türkiye’s Ayvalık coast

      Amphorae, ancient pottery vessels used for storage and transport, have been spotted at a site reopened to diving tourism in the Ayvalık district of...

18. Mon, 26 October 2026

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    • Novinky (Czechia)05:11
      Vrak u tureckého pobřeží ukrýval nádobí staré 2100 let. Podobné zboží si objednal i Cicero

      Tisíce kusů keramického nádobí objevili podmořští archeologové ve vraku lodi, která se v 1. století př. n. l. potopila u dnešního tureckého letoviska Adrasan. Talíře, misky a podnosy různých tvarů a velikostí nabízejí detailní pohled na tehdejší kulturu stolování. Část nákladu podle odborníků pocházela ze starověkého města Rhosus, které bylo proslulým centrem výroby luxusního stolního nádobí – výrobky oceňoval i slavný římský politik a řečník Cicero.

19. Sat, 31 October 2026

    1 report
    • Times of India12:21
      Greek shipwreck's 2,000-year-old device was built to predict eclipses

      In 1900, a remarkable discovery was made when divers stumbled upon the Antikythera Mechanism amidst a shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea. This ancient artifact showcased astounding knowledge of astronomy and mechanical engineering dating back over 2,000 years. Researchers found it capable of calculating astronomical cycles and predicting eclipses, intertwining science with the cultural tapestry of ancient Greece.

20. Wed, 4 November 2026

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    • Anadolu Agency (AA)10:35
      World's oldest shipwreck discovered off Türkiye's coast enters Guinness World Records

      Around 4,700-year-old shipwreck found near Antalya's Kekova Island dates back to Early Bronze Age, says archaeologist Hakan Oniz

21. Thu, 5 November 2026

    2 reports
    • Novinky (Czechia)04:42
      Nejstarší známý vrak lodi na světě se dostal do Guinnessovy knihy rekordů

      Vrak lodi objevený při podmořských vykopávkách nedaleko ostrova Kekova v turecké provincii Antalya na jihu země byl zapsán do Guinnessovy knihy rekordů jako nejstarší známý vrak lodi na světě. Tento týden ve středu na to upozornily agentury Reuters a Anadolu. Vrak pochází ze starší doby bronzové a jeho stáří se odhaduje na 4400 až 4700 let. O samotném objevu jsme informovali nedávno.

    • Anadolu Agency (AA)13:51
      5,000-year-old bread remains unearthed at mound in western Türkiye

      8 pieces of bread charred in fire around 5,000 years ago have survived to present day, attracting visitors to local museum