17 August, 2017 - 22:58 Theodoros Karasavvas
Oldest Examples of ‘Tree of Life’ Designs Discovered in Domuztepe Mound, Turkey
Archaeologists have unearthed vessels portraying “tree of life” motifs during excavation works in the Domuztepe Mound in the southern province of Kahramanmaraş, which is considered to be the biggest settlement in the region since the usage of the term “Near East.”
“Tree of Life” Unearthed
Directed by Hacettepe University Archaeology Department academic Dr. Halil Tekin under the allocation of the Kahramanmaraş Museum Directorate, the excavations were launched in 2013 as Hurriyet reports .
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