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Külhöyük excavation uncovers a 66-million-year-old gastropod fossil
A gastropod fossil that lived on the shores of the Tethys Sea 66 million years ago was found during excavations at Külhöyük in Ankara. Researchers believe the fossil may have been brought to the settlement by its inhabitants thousands of years ago.
A gastropod fossil that lived on the shores of the Tethys Sea 66 million years ago was found during excavations at Külhöyük in Ankara.
Ersoy said the fossil may date from the final stages of the Tethys Sea, which covered Central Anatolia. The find was identified as belonging to a gastropod snail.
The fossil is believed to have been brought to the settlement later
The fossil found at Külhöyük, a Hattian and Hittite city dating back approximately 5,000 years, may have been brought to the site by people who lived there thousands of years ago.
This assessment raises the question of how a natural formation millions of years old reached the living area of Külhöyük's inhabitants in much later periods.
Excavations have continued since 2021
Archaeological work at Külhöyük has been conducted under the status of a Presidential Decision Excavation since 2021. The excavations are being carried out on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Ankara University under the direction of Associate Professor Derya Yılmaz Tekin.
Earlier, the oldest known seed remains of the Sevgi Çiçeği were found in a 4,000-year-old Hittite vessel at the settlement. The gastropod fossil has also revealed traces of Ankara's natural history dating back millions of years.
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