Prof. Dr. Vatan Kavak is seen showing a skull found during archaeological excavations on the Gire Kortike hill. Scientific research has been completed on a total of 121 skulls and jaws, 55 of which are female and 66 of which are male, found during archaeological excavations on the Gire Kortike hill (Kortik Tepe in Turkish) near the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey. Diyarbakir Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy Prof. Dr. Vatan Kavak and from the Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology of Riga Stradins University in Lithuania Prof. Dr. Mara Pilmane headed the joint project of t
Prof. Dr. Vatan Kavak is seen showing a skull found during archaeological excavations on the Gire Kortike hill. Scientific research has been completed on a total of 121 skulls and jaws, 55 of which are female and 66 of which are male, found during archaeological excavations on the Gire Kortike hill (Kortik Tepe in Turkish) near the city of Diyarbakir in Turkey. Diyarbakir Dicle University Faculty of Medicine Department of Anatomy Prof. Dr. Vatan Kavak and from the Institute of Anatomy and Anthropology of Riga Stradins University in Lithuania Prof. Dr. Mara Pilmane headed the joint project of the two universities. A 16-year-long scientific project on the skull and jaws, which are stated to be at least 7 thousand years old, was completed and published in the international journal of anatomy research 'Translational Research in Anatomy' with a report. The report stated that the bones belonged to the ancestors of the Kurdish people who still live in the region. It was announced that the examinations on skulls and other bones will continue.
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