The stone figures found in the surveys of Beykoz carried the traces of life in Istanbul to the Paleolithic period, which was expressed as the chipped stone age. Department of prehistory, Dr.Öğr.Üyesi Emre GÜLDOĞAN explained what they found in their search of İstYA Project (Istanbul Surveys searching)… It means the history of İstanbul goes to the stone age… İstanbul is more older city that we know….
www.hurriyet.com.tr/gundem/istanbulun-tarihini-degistirecek-kesif-
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How interesting! Thank you for sharing the pictures.
If Istanbul goes all the way back to the Stone Age, then it might be one of the oldest cities on earth.