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

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   • 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.