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  23. <title>Roman Wells Unearthed in Hungary</title>
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  27. <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  35. <description><![CDATA[<p>ZALASZENTGRÓT, HUNGARY—Roman-era wells that may have been part of the ancient settlement of Maestriana have [&#8230;]</p>
  36. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/15/roman-wells-unearthed-in-hungary/">Roman Wells Unearthed in Hungary</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  39. <p>ZALASZENTGRÓT, HUNGARY—Roman-era wells that may have been part of the ancient settlement of Maestriana have been unearthed in western Hungary, according to a <em><a href="https://dailynewshungary.com/lost-roman-era-city-unearthed-in-hungary/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Daily News Hungary</a></em> report. The excavation was conducted by a team of researchers from Göcseji Museum ahead of a scheduled construction project. Little remains of the ancient settlement, which was occupied between the first and fourth centuries <span class="small-caps">A.D.</span> “Our most important find consists of three Roman wells from the second century, all located within a single excavation unit,” said archaeologist Lívia Simmer. “The internal wooden framework of two wells has survived,” she added. Pottery likely imported from Gaul, and other imported objects, were recovered from the wells, and are evidence of the Maestriana’s trade networks, Simmer explained. Historic sources indicate that the settlement was situated on the road connecting Savaria (modern Szombathely, to the northwest) with Fenékpuszta, a settlement near Lake Balaton, to the east. The wells were filled in in antiquity, Simmer concluded.</p>
  40. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/15/roman-wells-unearthed-in-hungary/">Roman Wells Unearthed in Hungary</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  47. <title>Baekje Kingdom Ice House Found in South Korea</title>
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  78. <p>BUYEO, SOUTH KOREA—<em><a href="https://www.chosun.com/english/travel-food-en/2025/10/13/MZVWOU3IWFCZNAECJBJLTDVN34/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Chosun Daily</a></em> reports that an ice-storage facility has been found at the Busosanseong Fortress, which is located in southwestern South Korea, by a team of researchers from Korea’s National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Buyeo. The fortress was constructed as a royal stronghold during the Sabi period, between <span class="small-caps">A.D.</span> 538 and 660. The exterior of the ice house was rectangular in shape, while the interior featured a U-shape excavated from the bedrock measuring about eight feet deep. Stones were later added to reduce the size of this space. A pit in the center of the floor is thought to have served as a drainage reservoir. A lidded jar found in the structure has been identified as a <em>jijingu</em>, a ritual item thought to have been buried at the beginning of construction as an offering for the successful completion of the project. Five Chinese wushu coins were found inside the jar. Such coins were first minted in 118 <span class="small-caps">B.C.</span> and remained in circulation for nearly 750 years. To read about the excavation of tenth-century royal Korean palace go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/online/features/north-koreas-full-moon-tower/">North Korea's Full Moon Tower</a>." </p>
  79. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/15/baekje-kingdom-ice-house-found-in-south-korea/">Baekje Kingdom Ice House Found in South Korea</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  86. <title>Statue Base Uncovered on Greek Island</title>
  87. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/15/statue-base-uncovered-on-greek-island/</link>
  89. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  90. <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  99. <description><![CDATA[<p>ROME, ITALY—According to a report in La Brújula Verde, the base of a sculpture that [&#8230;]</p>
  100. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/15/statue-base-uncovered-on-greek-island/">Statue Base Uncovered on Greek Island</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  108. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/15/statue-base-uncovered-on-greek-island/">Statue Base Uncovered on Greek Island</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  115. <title>Medieval Hoard of Silver and Pearls Discovered in Sweden</title>
  116. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/medieval-hoard-of-silver-and-pearls-discovered-in-sweden/</link>
  118. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  119. <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  130. <description><![CDATA[<p>STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—Live Science reports that a man digging for worms near his summer home in [&#8230;]</p>
  131. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/medieval-hoard-of-silver-and-pearls-discovered-in-sweden/">Medieval Hoard of Silver and Pearls Discovered in Sweden</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  150. <p>STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN—<em><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/up-to-20-000-coins-from-early-middle-ages-discovered-by-man-digging-for-worms-near-stockholm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Science</a></em> reports that a man digging for worms near his summer home in southeastern Sweden discovered a medieval hoard containing pearls, pendants, silver rings, and an estimated 20,000 coins. The man reported his discovery to local authorities, as required by law. Archaeologists have determined that most of the silver coins date to the twelfth century. Markings on some of them indicate that they were minted during the reign of Knut Eriksson, who ruled Sweden from 1173 to around 1195. Other coins bear imagery of a man holding a crosier, or shepherd’s crook, and are thought to have been minted by powerful Christian bishops. Researchers suggest that the hoard was placed in a copper vessel, which has largely deteriorated, and buried at the turbulent end of the twelfth century, when the Swedes were attempting to colonize areas of Finland, Lin Annerbäck of Stockholm’s Medieval Museum told <em>Dagens Nyheter</em>, a Swedish daily newspaper. To read in-depth about more than 700 silver hoards discovered on the Swedish island of  Gotland, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2017/features/sweden-gotland-viking-wealth/">Hoards of the Vikings</a>." </p>
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  155. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/medieval-hoard-of-silver-and-pearls-discovered-in-sweden/">Medieval Hoard of Silver and Pearls Discovered in Sweden</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  162. <title>Ancient Microbiome of Mexico’s Zimapán Man Analyzed</title>
  163. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/ancient-microbiome-of-mexicos-zimapan-man-analyzed/</link>
  165. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  166. <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  173. <description><![CDATA[<p>MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—Phys.org reports that Santiago Rosas-Plaza of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and [&#8230;]</p>
  174. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/ancient-microbiome-of-mexicos-zimapan-man-analyzed/">Ancient Microbiome of Mexico’s Zimapán Man Analyzed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  193. <p>MEXICO CITY, MEXICO—<em><a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-10-year-gut-microbiome-revealed-young.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Phys.org</a></em> reports that Santiago Rosas-Plaza of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and a team of researchers have analyzed coprolites, or feces, and intestinal tissue samples taken from the well-preserved remains of Zimapán Man, whose 1,000-year-old body was discovered wrapped in a bundle in a rock shelter in central-eastern Mexico. Zimapán Man is thought to have been a semi-nomadic hunter gatherer of the Otopame culture, who died between the ages of 21 and 35. The study identified several types of bacteria associated with the human microbiome in the ancient remains, including bacteria in the Clostridiaceae family, which has been found in the intestinal tissues of ancient mummies from Andean civilizations. Bacteria found in the gut of people living today, such as <em>Romboutsia hominis</em>, was also found. To read in-depth about how archaeologists are analyzing microbiomes to learn about the past, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/september-october-2016/features/microbiome-ancient-dna/">Worlds Within Us</a>." </p>
  194. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/ancient-microbiome-of-mexicos-zimapan-man-analyzed/">Ancient Microbiome of Mexico’s Zimapán Man Analyzed</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  201. <title>Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey</title>
  202. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/traces-of-roman-hospital-uncovered-in-southwestern-turkey/</link>
  204. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  205. <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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  214. <description><![CDATA[<p>MUĞLA, TURKEY—Hürriyet Daily News reports that an investigation of an area near the harbor of [&#8230;]</p>
  215. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/traces-of-roman-hospital-uncovered-in-southwestern-turkey/">Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  234. <p>MUĞLA, TURKEY—<em><a href="https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/church-unearthed-during-excavations-at-ancient-city-of-kaunos-214516" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Hürriyet Daily News</a></em> reports that an investigation of an area near the harbor of the ancient city of Kaunos has yielded a Roman hospital structure featuring rooms arranged around a courtyard and a collection of medical instruments dated to the second and third centuries <span class="small-caps">A.D.</span> Ufuk Çörtük of Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University said that the Romans first established such hospitals to treat soldiers, but civilians were also eventually admitted. By the sixth century <span class="small-caps">A.D.</span>, this hospital had been replaced with a walled monastery complex containing a well-preserved Christian church. The city of Kaunos was occupied into the fourteenth century, reflected by the discovery of a Turkish-period coin minted during the reign of the ruler Aydın Mehmed Bey, Çörtük concluded. To read more about Roman-era cities in western Turkey, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2021/digs-discoveries/digs-turkey-roman-amphitheater/">In the Anatolian Arena</a>." </p>
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  239. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/14/traces-of-roman-hospital-uncovered-in-southwestern-turkey/">Traces of Roman Hospital Uncovered in Southwestern Turkey</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  246. <title>Did Central Italy’s Hominins Develop a Strategy for Butchering Elephants?</title>
  247. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/did-central-italys-hominins-develop-a-strategy-for-butchering-elephants/</link>
  249. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  250. <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
  251. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  252. <category><![CDATA[elephant]]></category>
  253. <category><![CDATA[hominin]]></category>
  254. <category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>
  255. <category><![CDATA[Middle Pleistocene]]></category>
  256. <category><![CDATA[Palaeoloxodon]]></category>
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  259. <description><![CDATA[<p>ROME, ITALY—According to a statement released by the Public Library of Science, early humans in [&#8230;]</p>
  260. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/did-central-italys-hominins-develop-a-strategy-for-butchering-elephants/">Did Central Italy’s Hominins Develop a Strategy for Butchering Elephants?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  279. <p>ROME, ITALY—According to a statement released by the <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1100481" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Public Library of Science</a>, early humans in central Italy some 400,000 years ago tended to butcher elephant carcasses with small stone tools, and then modify elephant bones to make larger tools. Beniamino Mecozzi of the Sapienza University of Rome and his colleagues examined the carcass of a <em>Palaeoloxodon </em>unearthed at the site of Casal Lumbroso, which is located in northwestern Rome. More than 300 bones of the single straight-tusked elephant were recovered, along with more than 500 stone tools. Fresh fractures created with blunt force were observed on some of the <em>Palaeoloxodon</em> bones. Few cut marks were found, however, indicating that tools measuring only about one inch long may have been used to remove soft tissues from the bones. Modified bones were also identified. Mecozzi said that sites similar to Casal Lumbroso have been found in other areas of central Italy, suggesting that hominins living in the region during this period of mild climate during the Middle Pleistocene may have developed a consistent strategy for obtaining food and raw materials. Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0328840" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PLOS One</a></em>. To read about the butchered remains of another <em>Palaeoloxodon</em>, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/march-april-2016/world/?location=world-roundup-greece">Around the World: Greece</a>."</p>
  280. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/did-central-italys-hominins-develop-a-strategy-for-butchering-elephants/">Did Central Italy’s Hominins Develop a Strategy for Butchering Elephants?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  287. <title>Ancient Mesoamerican Farmers Might Have Used Scorpion Mound to Track the Sun</title>
  288. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/did-ancient-mesoamerican-farmers-use-scorpion-mound-to-track-the-sun/</link>
  290. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  291. <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 18:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  292. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  293. <category><![CDATA[astronomy]]></category>
  294. <category><![CDATA[calendar]]></category>
  295. <category><![CDATA[Mexico]]></category>
  296. <category><![CDATA[scorpion]]></category>
  297. <category><![CDATA[solstice]]></category>
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  300. <description><![CDATA[<p>AUSTIN, TEXAS—According to a Live Science report, James Neely of the University of Texas at [&#8230;]</p>
  301. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/did-ancient-mesoamerican-farmers-use-scorpion-mound-to-track-the-sun/">Ancient Mesoamerican Farmers Might Have Used Scorpion Mound to Track the Sun</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  320. <p>AUSTIN, TEXAS—According to a <em><a href="https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/200-foot-scorpion-effigy-mound-in-mexico-may-align-with-the-solstices" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Live Science</a></em> report, James Neely of the University of Texas at Austin and his colleagues suggest that country farmers used a 205-foot-long, scorpion-shaped effigy mound in Mexico’s Tehuacán Valley to mark the winter and summer solstices from about <span class="small-caps">A.D.</span> 600 to 1000. The scorpion, which is oriented east-northeast, is one of 12 mounds in a complex covering about 22 acres. Made up of a mix of dirt and rocks, the surviving head, body, pincers, and tail of the scorpion stand about 30 inches tall. A collection of ceramic fragments was found buried at the “stinger,” or the tip of the scorpion’s tail. The researchers suggest that in the days leading up to the summer solstice, a person standing at the stinger would see the sun rise between the scorpion’s claws. It would eventually reach the tip of the mound's northern claw on the summer solstice, which would mark the beginning of the rainy and planting season. At the winter solstice, a person standing at the tip of the northern claw would see the sun set beyond the stinger. “It is the first indication that knowledge and control of astronomical phenomena based on solar observations was not totally in control of the elite class,” Neely said. Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1017/S0956536125000070" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Ancient Mesoamerica</a></em>. To read about the complex Mesoamerican calendrical system, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/collection/the-maya-sense-of-time/">The Maya Sense of Time</a>."</p>
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  337. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/did-ancient-mesoamerican-farmers-use-scorpion-mound-to-track-the-sun/">Ancient Mesoamerican Farmers Might Have Used Scorpion Mound to Track the Sun</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  344. <title>DNA Study of China’s First Farmers Reveals Population Movements</title>
  345. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/dna-study-of-chinas-first-farmers-reveals-population-movements/</link>
  347. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  348. <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
  349. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  350. <category><![CDATA[Baligang]]></category>
  351. <category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
  352. <category><![CDATA[DNA]]></category>
  353. <category><![CDATA[East Asia]]></category>
  354. <category><![CDATA[Neolithic]]></category>
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  357. <description><![CDATA[<p>BEIJING, CHINA—According to a statement released by Peking University, researchers led by Huang Yani and [&#8230;]</p>
  358. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/dna-study-of-chinas-first-farmers-reveals-population-movements/">DNA Study of China’s First Farmers Reveals Population Movements</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  361. <p>BEIJING, CHINA—According to a statement released by <a href="https://newsen.pku.edu.cn/news_events/news/research/15247.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Peking University</a>, researchers led by Huang Yani and Pang Yuhong of Peking University analyzed the complete genomes of 58 individuals whose remains were recovered from central China's Baligang site. This Neolithic site is situated between the Yellow River basin to the north, where early farmers grew millet, and the Yangtze River basin to the south, where people planted rice. The DNA study suggests that in the early Neolithic period, the Baligang population comprised a mix of northern and southern East Asian ancestry. Then, some 4,200 years ago, there was an increase in people bearing southern ancestry living in the Baligang region. The researchers think that rice farmers from the Yangtze River basin may have migrated northward in response to a known global climate event. Not all changes in genetic makeup coincided with changing pottery styles or methods of farming, however, indicating that cultural innovations sometimes spread without major changes in the population. Additionally, the scientists mapped the genomes of 75 of the 90 individuals whose remains were discovered in a mass grave in the Baligang region. All of the men in the group shared the same Y-chromosome lineage, while the women were found to have come from diverse maternal lineages. This suggests that women traveled to join other groups, and men remained in their places of birth. Read the original scholarly article about this research in <em><a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63743-1" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Nature Communications</a></em>. For more on Neolithic China, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/january-february-2021/collection/china-shimao-neolithic-city/top-10-discoveries-of-the-decade/">Neolithic City of Shimao</a>," one of <span class="small-caps"><span class="small-caps-first-letter">A</span>RCHAEOLOGY</span>'s Top 10 Discoveries of the Decade.</p>
  362. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/dna-study-of-chinas-first-farmers-reveals-population-movements/">DNA Study of China’s First Farmers Reveals Population Movements</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  369. <title>Subsurface Scanning Detects Structures at World’s Oldest Cult Center</title>
  370. <link>https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/subsurface-scanning-detects-structures-at-worlds-oldest-cult-center/</link>
  372. <dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Esther Saraceni]]></dc:creator>
  373. <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
  374. <category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
  375. <category><![CDATA[Gobeklitepe]]></category>
  376. <category><![CDATA[Neolithic]]></category>
  377. <category><![CDATA[Turkey]]></category>
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  380. <description><![CDATA[<p>SANLIURFA, TURKEY—Investigation of the eastern and southern slopes of the mound at southeastern Turkey's site [&#8230;]</p>
  381. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/subsurface-scanning-detects-structures-at-worlds-oldest-cult-center/">Subsurface Scanning Detects Structures at World’s Oldest Cult Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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  400. <p>SANLIURFA, TURKEY—Investigation of the eastern and southern slopes of the mound at southeastern Turkey's site of Göbeklitepe with ground-penetrating radar has revealed additional circular monumental enclosures, a large building, and smaller structures that may have been early domestic buildings at the site, according to a <em><a href="https://www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/turkiyes-gobeklitepe-reveals-traces-of-rectangular-dwellings-alongside-monumental-str-3208134" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Türkiye Today</a></em> report. “The results are highly exciting,” said Barbara Horejs of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. Göbeklitepe, a UNESCO World Heritage site that was discovered in 1963, is known for its 12,000-year-old monumental enclosures, which feature T-shaped limestone pillars. Excavation director Necmi Karul of Istanbul University explained that the international research team also was able to take full-scale measurements of the site for the first time, since olive trees that covered areas of interest were removed earlier this year. This will help the team members to define the boundaries of Göbeklitepe and prepare for future research, he concluded. For more on Göbeklitepe, go to "<a href="https://archaeology.org/issues/may-june-2021/features/turkey-gobekli-tepe-hunter-gatherers/">Last Stand of the Hunter-Gatherers?</a>"</p>
  401. <p>The post <a href="https://archaeology.org/news/2025/10/13/subsurface-scanning-detects-structures-at-worlds-oldest-cult-center/">Subsurface Scanning Detects Structures at World’s Oldest Cult Center</a> appeared first on <a href="https://archaeology.org">Archaeology Magazine</a>.</p>
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