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2. Palace unearthed in Mersin's ancient settlement Yumuktepe

September 11 2014 18:00:00
MERSİN - Anadolu Agency



The remains of the ancient palace in Yumuktepe tumulus show that it dates to as far back as 4,500 BC. AA photo

Ongoing archaeological excavations in one of the world’s oldest settlements, the Yumuktepe tumulus in the southern province of Mersin, have unearthed the remains of a palace. The palace dates to as far back as 4,500 B.C., and the quality of the pavement outside the palace was a big surprise for archaeologists.

Traces of settlements at Yumuktepe date back to 7,000 B.C. and settlements continued there until the 13th century. The excavation works in Yumuktepe are currently headed by Professor Isabella Caneva, from the Archeology Department in Italy’s Lecce University.

Caneva said this year’s works started one month ago and focused on the layers of the chalcolithic era in 5,000 B.C, yielding good results so far.

The remains of the palace were discovered during works in previous years, she added.

“This year’s work completely revealed the outline of the palace. We call it palace because it is a big building. It is from 4,500 B.C., the late chalcolithic era. At these times, normal houses were very small but there is a very big hall here. Each room was also floored with adobe. There were nearly 200 cups and ceramics, which means the meal was cooked for many people here. People who lived here were not a normal family but a large or elite family,” Caneva said.

More:
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/palace-unearthed-in-mersins-ancient-settlement-yumuktepe--71594

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Wikipedia:

Yumuktepe (or Yümüktepe) is a tell (ruin mound) at 36°48′5″N 34°36′14″E within the city borders of Mersin, Turkey. In 1936, the mound was on the outskirts of Mersin, but after a rapid increase of population, the mound was surrounded by the Toroslar municipality of Mersin.

More:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yumuktepe

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Nine thousand years old seal unearthed in Turkish city of Mersin
25 EKİM 2018 00:06

The seal - dating back to 7,000 BC - was uncovered in excavations at Yumuktepe Höyük, located four kilometers west of the city center.

9,000 Years old seal unearthed in southern Turkey

An ancient seal dating back to some 9,000 years ago was unearthed at a mound in the southern coastal Turkish city of Mersin.

The seal - dating back to 7,000 BC - was uncovered in excavations at Yumuktepe Höyük, located four kilometers west of the city center.



During the two-and-a-half month excavations in the mound, the team of 25 - led by Isabella Caneva, an archaeology professor at Italy's Lecce University - discovered an arrowhead belonging the Neotlithic era and scores of sling stones in addition to the seal.



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