Archaeologists in Turkey have spent the past four years excavating at a Neolithic mound in southeastern Turkey that will be flooded once the construction of a huge dam is completed. The waters of the reservoir have already begun to collect, but water levels have risen slowly, which has given the archaeologists enough time to perform extensive excavations in the endangered area.
This highly productive Neolithic site, which has been given the name Gre Filla, has produced a wealth of ancient…