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Tall al-’Umayri is an archaeological dig site in western Jordan that dates from the Early Bronze Age (3200–2100 BCE) to the Hellenistic period (323–30 BCE). It is located near the modern capital of Amman and is significant for its well-preserved evidence of a temple, as well as archaeological evidence of a network of small farms believed to have produced wine. [1]
Hattusa, also Hattuşa, Ḫattuša, Hattusas, or Hattusha, was the capital of the Hittite Empire in the late Bronze Age during two distinct periods. Its ruins lie near modern Boğazkale, Turkey, (originally Boğazköy) within the great loop of the Kızılırmak River (Hittite: Marashantiya; Greek: Halys).
Archaeologists discovered a small, clay tablet covered in cuneiform in the ancient ruins of Alalah, a major Bronze Age-era city located in present-day Turkey.
During the Minoan period, it served as a harbour town for nearby Phaistos and Hagia Triada. After the Bronze Age, a sanctuary was built over the ruins of the earlier town. It is notable for providing evidence about international trade and local daily life. The partially excavated site is located 5 km north of Matala, adjacent to Kommos Beach ...
Satellite images reveal an ancient mega network connecting over 100 Bronze Age sites. Discover the complex civilization beneath Central Europe.
Kaman-Kalehöyük is a multi-period archaeological site in Kırşehir Province, Turkey, around 100 km south east of Ankara, 6 km east of the town center of Kaman. [1] It is a tell or mound site that was occupied during the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Ottoman periods.
The excavation was remarkably ahead of its time, with Duncan MacKenzie (the later foreman to Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos) recording detailed stratigraphic information. The excavation revealed a hitherto unknown Bronze Age Cycladic settlement with continuity throughout the Early Bronze Age to the very end of the Late Bronze Age. It was from this ...
Cornești-Iarcuri is the largest known Bronze Age fortress in Europe, [3] located in the immediate vicinity of the modern village of Cornești, between the Romanian cities of Arad and Timișoara. Covering an area of 17.65 km 2 , [ 4 ] the site encompasses the remains of four enclosing rings of earthen ramparts , wooden palisades and moats .