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World’s oldest mosaic unearthed in central Turkey

12:53 - 14/09/2021 Tuesday
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Excavators have discovered a 3,500-year-old mosaic, the world’s oldest, in central Turkey. The mosaic consisting of 3,147 stones with a size of 3x7 meters (10x23 feet) was found in Usakli Hoyuk located in Yozgat’s Sorgun district, where surface surveys have begun in 2008 and excavations have begun in 2012.

 Excavators have discovered a 3,500-year-old mosaic, the world’s oldest, in central Turkey. The mosaic consisting of 3,147 stones with a size of 3x7 meters (10x23 feet) was found in Usakli Hoyuk located in Yozgat’s Sorgun district, where surface surveys have begun in 2008 and excavations have begun in 2012.


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