Posted on 03/16/2006 2:05:58 PM PST by blam
Archaeologists unearth 9,000-year-old settlement in Seydiþedir
Thursday, March 16, 2006
As a result of four years of painstaking excavation, a settlement dating back 9,000 years was discovered in central Anatolia. The tumulus is unique for the region as it is surrounded by walls
ANKARA - Turkish Daily News
A settlement dating back 9,000 years was discovered during archaeological excavations in Seydiþehir, a district of the central Anatolian province of Konya.
Following a visit to Gökhüyük, where the settlement was unearthed, Konya's Provincial Culture and Tourism Director Abdüssettar Yarar told the Anatolia news agency that excavations have been conducted for the past four years by a team under the supervision of archaeologist Enver Akgün.
He said the 50-strong team worked at site every year between June and November.
“The tumulus dates to the Neolithic era,” he said. “We are putting special emphasis on similar excavations to unearth the hidden historical wealth of our region.”
Noting that the tumulus is unique in central Anatolia as it is surrounded by walls, Yarar said: “Settlements from the Neolithic period surrounded by walls are rare in Anatolia. Gökhüyük is, therefore, very important historically.”
“Dishes, filters and millstones as well as offerings for the dead, a tradition of the day, have been found,” Yarar said. “They appear to have been a developed civilization taking into account the time in which they lived.”
He also said over 200 artifacts had been unearthed during the four years of excavation and that they are on display at various museums in Konya.
Seydiþehir Mayor Ýbrahim Halýcý said Seydiþehir was one of the oldest settlement areas in Anatolia, adding: “As the municipality we are lending support in order to unearth the area's historical wealth. We will be holding a conference on ancient Seydiþehir during tourism week in April.”
I saw a program the other night that showed a large part of ancient Istanbul is still accessable through old underground tunnels, etc. There are miles & miles of tunnels that have never been examined from the time of Constantine.
The other day we ate at Kebob Palace, in Crystal City, VA.
You can always tell a good kebab place by the taxi drivers who flock to them.
But when I went to use the ladies room -- there were muddy footprints on the toilet seat!
A new one for me. I have heard that standing/squatting on the toilet seat is common in certain parts of the world, just never experienced this before. I assumed they at least lifted the seat!
LOL!
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