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Widely accepted, excavated places in Turkey · Mysteria

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Widely accepted, excavated places in Turkey

2 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Alacahöyük Sphinx Gate South Tower

Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age

Alacahöyük Sphinx Gate South Tower in Çorum, Alaca, Turkey is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.

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🇹🇷 Turkey · Ancient city

Troy VIIa — Citadel East Gate (Hisarlik)

Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age urban

Troy VIIa — Citadel East Gate (Hisarlik) in Çanakkale, Hisarlik, Troy, Turkey is a Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE) ancient city attributed to Bro…