23 January 2010

Yarimburgaz Cave, Paleolithic excavations

Yarımburgaz Cave (Istanbul). Paleolithic excavations in the lower cave.

©Photo: Berkay Dinçer

21 January 2010

Photo: Kaletepe obsidian workshop


Kaletepe: An excavated obsidian workshop in Central Anatolia.
©Photo: Berkay Dinçer

Photo: Kayırlı obsidian source

Kayırlı: One of the most important obsidian sources in Central
Anatolia.
©Photo: Berkay Dinçer

Photo: Obsidian in rhyolithic rock

Obsidian in rhyolithic rock.
©Photo: Berkay Dinçer

Photo: Archaeologist at an obsidian source

Archaeologist collecting obsidian artifacts near an obsidian source.
© Photo: Berkay Dinçer

Photo: Obsidian hand axe (Palaeolithic)

Obsidian hand-axe made. Lower Paleolithic.
© Photo: Berkay Dinçer

Photo: Brown obsidian

Brown obsidian.
© Photo: Berkay Dinçer

07 January 2010

Mousterian lithic industry



Mousterian stone tools from Musée prehistoire d'Orgnac, Ardeche, France.

©Photo: Berkay Dinçer

Mousterian Culture

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23 December 2009

Photos: East gate of Troy VI castle



East gate of Troy VI castle. Entrance of the city was after this gate so big tools to break gates could not approach the gate of the city.
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12 December 2009

Photos: Sophia Schliemann with treasures of Troy

 

Sophia Schlieman (wife of famous excavator of Troy, Heinrich Schliemann) with treasures of Troy.

Photo re-taken by Berkay Dinçer at archaeological site of Troy
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28 November 2009

Troy: pithos

 


Pithoi from Troy.

Photo: ©Berkay Dinçer
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Archaeology photo: Troy, Schliemann trench

 

Schliemann trench in the ancient site of Troy in Hisarlik, Turkey.

Photo: © Berkay Dinçer
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20 November 2009

Statigraphy of Troy, ancient archaeological site

 

Statigraphy of ancient site of Troy in Anatolia.

Photo: © Berkay Dinçer
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Photo of Ancient Trojan horse from the Troy movie

 

Trojan horse, which is made for the Troy movie and than given to Çanakkale city (Turkey).

© Photo: Berkay Dinçer
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19 November 2009

Archaeology photo: Trojan horse from Troy

Trojan horse replica from the entrance of ancient site Troy in Hisarlık, Turkey.
Photo: © Berkay Dinçer


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17 November 2009

Photos: Ancient Trojan horse

Trojan horse. It is a wooden horse that is made recently to represent Trojan horse.
©Berkay Dinçer
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22 April 2009

A Roman Eagle

 
Eagle was the symbol for Roman Empire because of its power (Photo taken in Museum of Anatolian Civilisations)
© Berkay Dinçer

A bird symbol from Sultanhani hieroglyph

 
A bird symbol from Sultanhani hieroglyph. Hittite Empire period (Poto taken in Anatolian Civilisations Museum)
© Berkay Dinçer