3,000-year-old seal unearthed in SE Turkey

3,000-year-old seal unearthed in SE Turkey

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Archeologists have unearthed an engraved stone seal some 3,000 years old in southeastern Turkey. (Source: Anadolu Agency)
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The seal was discovered around Zerzevan Castle, also known as Samachi Castle, a onetime important military base for the Byzantine Empire now in the southeastern Diyarbakır province.
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Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Aytaç Coşkun, head of the excavation team, said that the castle had been known as 800-year-old military base but recent excavations showed that its history dates back much farther.
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“We unearthed a very important group of things this year. The most important of these was a 3,000-year-old Assyrian seal," he said.
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"The castle dates back to the Roman period, but the findings from the Assyrian period took the history of Zerzevan Castle back 1,200 years,” he added.
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“Perhaps the castle was here during the Assyrian era. Perhaps the highest ruler and general of this place used this seal during the Assyrian era. Along with the seal, many bronze artifacts were unearthed,” said Coşkun.
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