Alongside these five structures unearthed on the island of Gökçeada, researchers also found the remains of crops like wheat and peas as well as animals like sheep and pigs.

A new discovery on Gökçeada, Turkey’s westernmost island, is changing researchers’ understanding of when and how Neolithic farmers first settled the Aegean Islands.

Archaeologists have uncovered five circular, sunken-floor houses at the Uğurlu-Zeytinlik Mound, dating back roughly 8,800 years. This represents the earliest known farming architecture found on any Aegean Island. Until now, Knossos on Crete had held that title, but this discovery is rewriting the early human history of the region.

Excavations At Uğurlu-Zeytinlik Reveal The Earliest Farming Settlement In The Aegean Islands

Led by Dr. Burçin Erdoğu of Akde

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