In a cave older than Gobekli Tepe, archaeologists uncovered a small figurine made of baked clay — a sign of fire use that no one expected this early.

Now seen as early evidence of prehistoric worship, the hilltop site was previously shunned by researchers as nothing more than a medieval cemetery. Berthold Steinhilber Six miles from Urfa, an ancient ...

Archaeologists are excavating an ancient Neolithic site in Turkey that is believed to represent one of the earliest found in the region, potentially even predating the famous site of Göbekli Tepe. The ...

Sefer Tepe may not be as famous as Gobekli, but it’s revealing secrets just as ancient. This update covers the latest discoveries at one of Turkey’s oldest settlements.