Information and finds obtained during the ongoing archaeological excavations in the Chanakkale, Balykesir, Bursy, Kuthesia, Bidzhika and Eskishehir in the west of Anatolia, help scientists learn about civilizations that lived in this territory millennia ago.
Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Troy, located in the Tevfiki village in the Khanakkale area, are held under the leadership of the university professor on March 18 in Chanakkala (çomü) Rustem Aslan with the support of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey, the Turkish Historical Society and at the sponsorship of the ̇̇çdaş çelik enerji Tersane Ve Ulatma Sanayi Aş.
Nine main cultural layers of Troy, one of the most famous ancient cities in the world, cover a period of more than 3 thousand years and carry traces of various civilizations. It is believed that the earliest settlement appeared here in 3000-2500 BC and belongs to the bronze age. The late cultural layers of Troy dates back to the Roman period, which began in 85 BC. e. and lasting until the VIII century.
Excavations in three, which invariably played an extremely important role in the trade and cultural connections of dominant civilizations with other regions due to its geographical location, has been underway since 1871.
In 2023, during conservation and restoration work, patterned bowls and pots were discovered here.
Excavations in the antique city of Assos, located in the area of the village of Behramkale in the Aivajik area of the Chanakkale Province, were carried out under the leadership of the teacher of çomü, Professor Nurttin Arslan.
The most important structures of the association built before our era are the Church of Athens, erected in the VI century, city walls, some of which began to be built in the same century.
Archaeologists discovered a terracotta board for a bone game dated to the fifth century BC, during the excavations of the ancient city of Daskileion in the Bandirm of the Western Turkish Province of Balykesir.
Underwater archaeological excavations and research, which were started in 2014 in a basilica located 20 meters from the lake of 1.5-2 meters in the area of Iznik near the city of Bursa in the west of Turkey, also brought new discoveries. In that year, a 1600-year-old basilica was discovered off the coast of Lake Iznik, subsequently flooded with the waters of the lake.
Kulon’s find, which is believed to belongs to the pilgrim, is regarded as a sign that the basilica, which was called the American Archaeological Institute, one of the 10 most important world discoveries in 2014, was at that time a pilgrimage church.