Archaeologists return to eastern Türkiye after half century
TUNCELİ
Archaeological excavations in Türkiye’s eastern province of Tunceli have resumed after a hiatus of nearly 50 years, uncovering evidence that pushes the region’s known history back around 7,000 years and shedding new light on prehistoric settlement patterns in Upper Mesopotamia.
The excavations are taking place at Tozkoparan Mound, a protected archaeological site in Pertek district, where discoveries are providing important clues about life in the region during the Neolithic and Chalcolithic periods, daily Hürriyet reported.
Archaeological work in Tunceli first began in 1968 as part of rescue excavations conducted ahead of the construction of the Keban Dam. Several sites were investigated, while Paleolithic flint workshops were documented near Tozkoparan.
