A Flemish tourist on vacation in Turkey is being detained until further notice after being accused of “smuggling archaeological artifacts.” Kimberly Mergits and her partner Warre were vacationing in ...

Archaeological studies stand in the crossroads of past and present, seeking answers from history for modern issues and relying on local perspectives to supplement solutions. An archaeologist can only ...

Western Turkey is home to some of the most impressive ancient ruins in the world—from Greco-Roman cities to forgotten temples ...

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You could spend your vacation visiting cultural sites or luxuriating in your five-star hotel. But what if you could do both at the same place? An extraordinary new luxury hotel opened in Antakya, ...

The Library of Celsus at Ephesus, an ancient Greek colony in southwestern Turkey. Benh LIEU SONG via Wikimedia Commons As easy as it can be to imagine that archaeological discoveries are above the ...

We take you now to southern Turkey, where an ongoing archaeological dig has been turning up a trove of ancient artifacts, some dating back thousands of years. NPR's Peter Kenyon visited the site and ...

In Turkey, what started out as an exploration of a Roman garrison has uncovered artifacts dating back to the time of the Assyrian empire. We take you now to southern Turkey, where an ongoing ...