Turkey’s 2,800-Year-Old Palace Is Pushing Back The Timeline Of When Urban Life First Began

Archaeology isn’t exactly the most glamorous job out there. You can spend years digging around in the dust and dirt only to come up empty-handed. Sometimes, though, you hit the jackpot with a find that changes everything.

One team of archaeologists has recently stunned the global archaeological community after unearthing a 2,800-year-old Lydian palace in western Türkiye that challenges previously held ideas about the ancient civilization. Take a closer look.