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Adamkayalar

Adamkayalar

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December 5, 2025

Adamkayalar is an archaeological site located on the road from Kızkalesi to Hüseyinler Village in the Silifke district of Mersin, renowned for its rock reliefs. The site consists of nine niches carved into the steep slope of Şeytan Deresi Valley, featuring figures engraved on the rock surfaces. The reliefs at Adamkayalar date to the 2nd century CE and shed light on the religious, social, and cultural structure of the period.Feast for the Dead Scenes and ReliefsThe most striking figures at Adamka

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Ahsen Güneş

Ahsen Güneş

Demirci Memorial TombDe

Demirci Memorial Tomb

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December 4, 2025

Demirci Monumental Tombs are Roman-era monumental tombs (2nd century AD) located at the 7th kilometer of the Silifke-Uzuncaburç road in Mersin Province, Türkiye, belonging to the nobility of the ancient city of Imbrogon. Constructed in single- and double-story forms, these tombs reflect the architectural and artistic characteristics of their time.Architectural Features and DecorationsOne of the four monumental tombs along the roadside is a two-story structure with a collapsed roof. Its façade fe

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Melike Saraç

Melike Saraç

Sayburç: Stories Whispered to the Stones

Sayburç: Stories Whispered to the Stones

(487 words)
December 1, 2025

Hello, curious explorer! Have you ever wondered how people living thousands of years ago lived in their homes, what they believed in, or what they drew on their walls? Here is Sayburç, a portal to the past, like a time machine, offering answers to exactly these questions. This is a mysterious settlement filled with images carved into stone.Sayburç is an extremely ancient archaeological site located in the city of Şanlıurfa in Türkiye. An archaeological site is a place where remains of structures

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Kasım Emre Anıl

Kasım Emre Anıl

Deyr al-Bahri and the Temple of HatshepsutDe

Deyr al-Bahri and the Temple of Hatshepsut

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December 23, 2025

Deir el-Bahari is a temple complex located on the west bank of the Nile River in the city of Luxor, Egypt. One of its most striking structures is the Temple of Hatshepsut, dedicated to Hatshepsut, the most powerful female pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty. This magnificent building was constructed as a mortuary temple to perpetuate her cult after her death. In ancient Egypt, where pharaonic rule was exclusively male and passed from father to son, it is said that Hatshepsut disguised herself by wearing

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