The ancient city of Sardis has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List after nearly 70 years of continuous archaeological excavation, recognising one of the world’s longest-running research ...

The inhabitants of Sardis, capital of the Iron Age kingdom of Lydia, are widely recognized as the inventors of coinage.

Set against the fertile plains of the Aegean and framed by volcanic hills, Manisa is a city where layers of history are not confined to museums—they shape the rhythm of everyday life. From the wealth ...

Sardis was the capital of the Lydians, a powerful Iron Age civilization (8th-6th centuries BCE) known for its wealth and early coinage production. The city had a unique urban structure with fortified ...

Here we have devoted several articles to the use of animals in warfare—some more or less common (horses, elephants, dogs), others a bit less so (pigs, cats…). Camels would fall into the first group, ...

From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its archaeological investigation has been remarkably consistent. Since 1958, the ...

The region of Anatolia in Asia Minor was once a vibrant hub of Hellenistic culture, filled with many bustling cities that were formed by Greek colonists in the dawn of their civilization or Hellenized ...

These are some of the world's first coins, produced in Lydia, western Turkey, over 2500 years ago. The lion on this coin is seen as a symbol of royalty. The two deep impressions were created by a ...

Archaeology isn’t exactly the most glamorous job out there. You can spend years digging around in the dust and dirt only to come up empty-handed. Sometimes, though, you hit the jackpot with a find ...

Byzantine Shops and the Bath-Gymnasium Complex, Sardis (Lydia), Turkey. Credit: Carole Raddato / CC BY-SA 2.0 Archaeologists at the site of ancient Sardis (Greek: Σάρδεις) in western Turkey’s Salihli ...

Archaeologists have discovered the remains of a Lydian palace dating back to the 8th century B.C. in the ancient city of Sardis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in western Türkiye. The site, in Manisa ...