Religious center of Hittites comes to light

The 11th archaeological excavation season has recently begun in the ancient city of Nerik, recognized as the religious center of the Hittites, in the northern province of Samsun’s Vezirküprü district.

This season the works are being carried out by 30 people, headed by German archaeologist Prof. Rainer Maria Czichon, the head of the Uşak University Archaeological Department.

Czichon said excavations were first initiated in the ancient city 2005, after geophysical exploration.

He said they had deepened the works since 2007 and unearthed various finds, adding, “Since this is a prehistoric era settlement, we find lots of stone and loom artifacts because Anatolia has always been a production place.”

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Fossils show Anatolian city was once like Africa

Fossils unearthed from the Çorakyerler fossil bed in the Central Anatolian province of Çankırı have revealed that the region was very similar to the African continent some 8 million years ago.

Excavation works have been ongoing in the province’s Fatih neighborhood since 1997 and the remains of nearly 3,500 8-million-year-old fossils have been found so far. The fossil bed turned into an excavation site in 2001.

Ankara University Faculty of Language, Literature and Geography Anthropology Department member Prof. Ayla Sevim Erol is the head of the excavations, where 10 students from various universities are working.

Stating that they had recently started this year’s excavations, Erol added they had found a number of different species. “We have so far found more than 20 species including elephant, rhino, horse, pig, giraffe, ship, deer, otter and saber-toothed tiger.”


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Les Lions organisent "Plouf 2016 à la piscine Le Pecq le 11 Novembre 2016 !"

Nous voulons que vous soyez parmi les premiers à savoir que nous organiserons le Plouf 2016 à nouveau à la piscine Le Pecq le 11 Novembre prochain.

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Cette année encore, nous allons soutenir la cause l'autisme à travers les deux les associations suivantes :

• Agir et Vivre l'Autisme de Chambourcy
• Bulle d'Air, le centre de loisirs pour enfants handicapés Bulle d'Air de Croissy-sur-Seine

Merci de réserver cette date du 11 novembre dans votre agenda et de prévenir vos amis également.

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