Oymaağaç Mound is located 7 km northwest of the center of Vezirköprü. The Vezirköprü Oymaağaç excavations, which began in 2005 and excavations in 2007, are continuing this year under the direction of Prof. Dr. Rainer Ö. Chizchon, a German-Turkish citizen. A team of approximately 20 experts, including Prof. Dr. Chizchon, Head of the Archaeology Department at Uşak University, and Associate Professor Dr. Mehmet Ali Yılmaz, a faculty member at Ondokuz Mayıs University, will be working on the excavation.
Oymaağaç, which bears traces of at least 6,000 years of history, is known to be the sacred city of Nerik of the Hittites. Excavations to date have unearthed hundreds of valuable artifacts, including underground staircases, sacred fountains, and cuneiform tablets, and traces of the Chalcolithic and Iron Ages have been found in this region. During the excavations, a tunnel was also reached, which was believed to have been used as a temple and had a spring at the end.
Asc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ali YILMAZ
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