Turkish scientist Serhat Tozburun and team patent blood flow monitor device to expedite diagnosis process – the technology improves on existing ones and allows doctors to image and measure flow in different blood vessels at the same time.
Acting as surrogates, ceramic ‘ushabti’ figurines meant to accompany Egyptians in their travels and work in the afterlife. Kept in the vaults of Izmir Archaeological Museum for 80 years, they are now on display for the first time in Turkey.
An excavation led by Felix Pirson and assisted by Guler Ates has found Kybele terracotta figurines dating back to two millennia in and around the Bergama site, suggesting the cult of the Anatolian mother goddess was going strong during ancient times.