A 9,000-Year-Old Discovery that Sheds Light on the History of Mining in Çayönü Hill in Diyarbakır
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Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy explained that the excavations carried out in 2026 at Çayönü Hill in Ergani district of Diyarbakır revealed the excavation of about 5 square meters of mining, dated 6900-6800 BC. The discovery proved that the mining tradition in the region lasted uninterrupted for about 2 thousand years from 9100 BC, and the existence of specialized production.
Minister Ersoy Announced: A 9,000-Year-Old Mining Workshop Has Been Unearthed in Çayönü, Diyarbakır.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that a mining workshop approximately 5 square meters in size, dating back to 6900-6800 BC, was unearthed during the 2026 excavations at Çayönü Hill in the Ergani district of Diyarbakır. Traces of copper and malachite use were found at Çayönü...
About 5 square meters of mining work was found in Diyarbakır Çayönü Hill, dated to 6900—6800 BC. Finds of malachite and copper revealed that specialized production in the region lasted about 2 thousand years.
Excavations at Çayönü Hill in Diyarbakır have unearthed a 5-square-meter mining workshop dating back to 6900-6800 BC. The discovery proves that the mining tradition in the region continued uninterrupted for approximately 2,000 years.
Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that during the 2026 excavations at Çayönü Hill in Ergani district of Diyarbakır, an approximately 5 square meter structure dating back to 6900-6800 BC was unearthed...
Haber 7 - Minister of Culture and Tourism Mehmet Nuri Ersoy announced that a mining workshop approximately 5 square meters in size, dating back to 6900-6800 BC, has been found during excavation work at Çayönü Hill in the Ergani district of Diyarbakır.
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