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Discovery of 8,200 lower Paleolithic artifacts unearthed in southeastern Türkiye
About
8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic era are being prepared for exhibition
after surface surveys conducted in the southeastern Gaziantep University campus
in Türkiye.
The
work initiated by the Gaziantep Museum Directorate at the school is now
approaching completion, with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and
Tourism that was obtained in 2021.
The
chipped stone artifacts used in activities such as hunting during the lower
Paleolithic era were found, during studies.
The
artifacts classified in collaboration with students in the archaeology
department will be exhibited at the Gaziantep Archaeology Museum.
Professor
Ismail Baykara, the head of the protohistory department of archaeology at
Gaziantep University, told Anadolu that he was approached by graduate student
Yunus Emre Sevindik with a finding from the lower Paleolithic era, and they
obtained permission from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism to work on the
finding.
Baykara
said teams have reached the end of the research started on the university
campus and the findings were already known in Gaziantep since similar findings
have been reached in many studies.
"Within
the university campus, we reached chipped stone remnants from the lower
Paleolithic eras in significant quantities.
"Among
them, especially hand axes are very characteristic. These hand axes already
indicate to us that they could be over 300,000 years old," he said noting
that teams are working to evaluate a clear date as to when the artifacts
belong.
Baykara
emphasized the importance of the study for students and said students receive
practical lessons.
He
added that in the studies, they take the coordinates of each stone, classify
them and students have the opportunity to work throughout the day.
Gaziantep
Museum Director Ozgur Comak noted the coincidental discovery of chipped
stone artifacts on the surfaces across from a faculty's parking lot.
"After
completing the inventory of all these artifacts, we will move them to the
Archaeology Museum in Gaziantep. Once we transport these artifacts to the
Archaeology Museum, we will arrange them for exhibition and presentation,
allowing visitors to come and see them," said Comak.
Image
Credit: © AA
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