"Turkey has opened a new exhibition of ancient artefacts-including ground-breaking discoveries and high-profile repatriations-demonstrating a government strategy to position the country as an archaeological heavyweight. The Golden Age of Archaeology, held at a national library in the capital Ankara, comprises 570 artefacts, most of which have been unearthed in the past two years and are on display for the first time."
"As a result, declared President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who opened the exhibition at the library on the grounds of the presidential palace complex on 6 August, "Turkey leads the world in archaeology, both on land and in underwater exploration." "Heritage for the Future is the most comprehensive archaeological effort in the republic's history," Erdoğan added. "If we cannot properly understand the history we have inherited, we cannot chart our future course.""
Turkey has launched a major archaeological effort centered on the Golden Age of Archaeology exhibition in Ankara, displaying 570 artefacts, many unearthed within the past two years, including 11,500-year-old Neolithic vessels and a Rosetta Stone-like Bronze Age tablet. The effort is funded through the Heritage for the Future project at around $150m annually. Since 2023 thousands of staff have worked on excavations, dig seasons have been extended year-round, in situ visitor centres and museums have been built, and active excavations have risen to roughly 800. The project aims to protect, repatriate and monetise the country’s layered cultural heritage across eras.
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