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April‐June 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Archaeology There were detention facilities in Anatolia as far back as 4,000 years ago, according to Professor Fikri Kulakoğlu, who is currently in charge of excavations at Kültepe in Kayseri. Speaking to the Anatolia news agency on Friday, Kulakoğlu said their excavation work at Kültepe has revealed information about the lifestyles of peoples living there thousands of years ago, including new discoveries about the penal system that was in place 4,000 years ago. Today’s Zaman (May 15, 2010) http://www.todayszaman.com/tz‐web/news‐210229‐digs‐ reveal‐prisons‐used‐in‐ancient‐anatolia.html Archaeology An ancient terracotta medicine bottle has been found during an excavation at a building site in the center of Bodrum, located between two healthcare facilities. “This the first known finding of a medicine bottle from the Hellenistic period in ancient Halicarnassus,” said archaeologist Ece Benli Bağcı, referring to the present‐day city center. “It has been identified using similar objects known to archaeologists, which were found in Priene [near present‐day Söke] and other neighboring ancient city‐sites, and bears a stamp identifying the name of the original dispensing pharmacist.” Hurriyet Daily News (May 16, 2010) http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=ancient‐ medicine‐bottle‐found‐in‐bodrum‐2010‐05‐16 Archaeology Experts unearthed an Arabic text from 8th century during the excavations under Marmaray project in Istanbul, a Turkish newspaper said. The text, consists of 13 lines, was written on an animalʹs scapula. Ottoman manuscript expert from Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Gunay Paksoy, examined the text and there is no exact statement that it was a letter or an amulet, Bugün said. World Bulletin (May 30, 2010) http://www.worldbulletin.net/news_detail.php?id=59256 UNIITTEED ARABB EEMIIRATTEESS Archaeology A French archaeological mission in collaboration with the Department of Antiquities and Heritage has discovered the oldest fishing rites in the Arabian Peninsula that dates back to 3500‐3200 BC. An archaeological excavation held on an islet off the coast of Umm Al Qaiwain, close to the earlier fishing village of Al‐Akab revealed that ancient fishing rites were conducted by tribesmen living in the region. WAM (Apr. 10, 2010) http://www.wam.ae/servlet/Satellite?c=WamLocEnews&ci d=1267001151123&pagename=WAM%2FWAM_E_Layout& parent=Query&parentid=1135099399852 VIIEETTNAM Archaeology “We had excavated many mummies, but we couldn’t help being shocked when seeing her, because she looked as if she were just a sick woman who was sleeping,” says Do Dinh Truat. Decades after studying mummies discovered across the country – from the bodies of royalty and senior officials to the common man, archeologists Do Van Ninh and Truat are still amazed by the ancient Vietnamese technique of preserving bodies. Thanh Nien News (Mar. 23, 2010) http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/One‐up‐on‐ Egyptian‐mummies.aspx Archaeology Archaeologists in the central province of Quang Ngai have found relics dating back some 4,000 years, encouraging scientists to study afresh one of Vietnam’s most prominent cultures. Dr. Doan Ngoc Khoi from Quang Ngai General Museum said the recently‐completed excavation by the museum in cooperation with Vietnam Institute of Archaeology at an area near the Nuoc Trong Reservoir in the mountainous district of Son Ha had unearthed several ancient artifacts. _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001‐2010 34
April‐June 2010 JOURNAL OF EURASIAN STUDIES Volume II., Issue 2. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Thanh Nien News (Apr. 18, 2010) http://www.thanhniennews.com/2010/Pages/201004181335 41.aspx Archaeology Ancient copper furnaces recently unearthed at an archaeological site in Dong Anh, in the north of Ha Noi, have shed important light on the Metal Age, according to archaeologists. ʺThis site was a bronze casting workshop, with dozens of furnaces, which we have found during seven excavations here since 1971,ʺ said Lai Van Toi, from the Viet Nam Archaeology Institute. Viet Nam News (May 22, 2010) http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/Life‐Style/Antiques‐ Relics/199808/Archaeologists‐unearth‐Metal‐Age‐ furnaces.html Archaeology Hundreds of jar tombs unearthed in Phu Yen. The urns are of different sizes, ranging from 1.2 to over 2m long and 0.5‐0.6m wide, and were found along the Ky Lo River in the two villages of Tan and Tan Phu in Xuan Son Nam commune. At the archaeological site, hundreds of terra‐cotta jar jars have been unearthed. They are oval, with two open tips like doors. VietnamNet Bridge (May 24, 2010) http://english.vietnamnet.vn/Entertainment/201005/Hundre ds‐of‐jar‐tombs‐unearthed‐in‐Phu‐Yen‐912001/ YYEEMEEN Archaeology Tucked away in Ans directorate of Dhamar governorate, a local stumbled across an ancient crypt within a known archaeological area, while digging a well for drinking water. According to preliminary examinations, the crypt extends anywhere between 150 and 180 meters in length and reaches over 9 meters in height. The police secured the site to prevent any further tampering or access to the culturally significant area. http://www.yobserver.com/local‐news/10018277.html Yemen Observer (Mar. 07, 2010) _____________________________________________________________________________________ © Copyright Mikes International 2001‐2010 35
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