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Unusual Medusa Carving Discovered at Archaeological Site in Turkey

01/13/2026

In the process of excavating a Roman forum near the ancient city of Amastris (now known as Amasra) in present-day Turkey, archaeologists uncovered a Medusa carving with an unusual expression. The smiling stone Medusa was discovered on the top of …

Метки : археологиямедузатурцияистория.раскопкигреческая мифология

43 Looted Antiquities Are Returned to Turkey

12/24/2025

Reflecting growing pressure by New York prosecutors on museums and private collectors, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and an American collector have returned dozens of looted antiquities to Turkey. As reported by the New …

Метки : античные предметырепатриацияпрокуратурамузеитурциядемосфен

Collector Surrenders ‘Nude Emperor’ Bronze Looted from Roman Shrine

12/10/2025

A California antiquities dealer has surrendered to New York prosecutors a 2,000-year-old bronze statue of a Roman emperor believed to have been looted from an archaeological site in Turkey, as first reported in the New York Times. Aaron Mendelsohn, 74, …

Метки : антиквариатрепатриацияискусствоправосудиеисторическое наследиетурция

Turkey Announces Artist, Curator for 2026 Venice Biennale

10/01/2025

Turkey Announces Artist, Curator for 2026 Venice Biennale The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artistNilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-FirstVenice Biennale, …

Метки : искусствовенециябиенналетурциянилбар гюреквыставка

Hundreds of Ancient Ceramics Found In Preserved Shipwreck in Turkey

07/03/2025

Hundreds of ancient ceramics “perfectly stacked in their original position” have been found in a shipwreck off the coast of Turkey. The ceramic plates, trays, and bowls date back to the Late Hellenistic-Early Roman Period and were found off the …

Метки : археологиякерамикакультурное наследиетурцияисторические находкидайвинг

Turkish Farmer Finds Massive Roman Mosaic While Planting Cherry Trees

01/06/2025

At the end of last year, a farmer in eastern Turkey discovered a rare, largely intact late Roman mosaic while planting a cherry orchard. Spanning almost 1,000 square feet, the mosaic is thought by archaeologists to be the largest example …

Метки : археологиямозаикатурцияистория.#культураискусство

Getty Museum to Return Ancient Bronze Head to Turkey

04/26/2024

TheJ. Paul Getty Museumin Los Angeles on April 24 announced that it would return to Turkey an ancient life-size bronze sculpture of a young man’s head. The museum acquired the work, which dates to 100 BCE–100 CE, in 1971 from …

Метки : музейгеттивозвращениедревняя бронзовая головатурцияскульптуралос-анджелес