Archaeologists May Have Uncovered a Bronze Age Metropolis in Kazakhstan’s Steppe

Ancient fire reveals perfectly preserved and 'very important' 5,000-year-old food find

Archaeologists discovered 5,000-year-old barley grains preserved by fire at Turkey's Iremir Mound site, revealing insights into Early Bronze Age agriculture.

Ancient civilisation found: 3,500-year-old city discovered beneath Kazakhstan

Semiyarka, or the “City of Seven Ravines,” is the largest ancient planned settlement yet identified in the region.

Archaeologists may have uncovered a Bronze Age metropolis in Kazakhstan’s steppe

By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Upon the open grasslands of what is now Kazakhstan, there once stood a Bronze Age settlement that may have served as a center of exchange and power around 1600 BC. The settlement — called Semiyarka and nicknamed “The City of Seven Ravines” for its location overlooking a network of valleys — was first discovered in the early 2000s, but it wasn’t until an international group of archaeologists surveyed the area starti…

'City of seven ravines': Bronze age metropolis unearthed in the Eurasian steppe

Archaeologists reveal 3,500-year-old “City of Seven Ravines”

“This is one of the most remarkable archaeological discoveries in this region for decades,” said researcher Miljana Radivojević.

Ancient fire reveals perfectly preserved and 'very important' 5,000-year-old food find

Archaeologists discovered 5,000-year-old barley grains preserved by fire at Turkey's Iremir Mound site, revealing insights into Early Bronze Age agriculture.