Pterocarya fraxinifolia (Lam.) Spach., a relict tree species of the Juglandaceae family, is native to the Great Caucasus, Anatolia, and to the Hyrcanian forests of the southern Azerbaijan and Northern Iran. In this study, the phylogenetic relationship of the species, sampled in selected Iranian populations, and the global biogeography of the genus Pterocarya were addressed. Leaves were collecte...

In this article, the temporal and spatial development of probable sinkholes in close vicinity a couple that occurred 2007 2018 Kozaklı (Nevşehir) geothermal field, which is one most important thermal tourism centers where treatment with radon gases mud can be carried out Central Anatolia, was investigated using multi-electrode resistivity method core drilling data. The primary water aquifer con...

Cattle traction was a technological innovation that made significant impact on production, individual and household wealth, social organisation. Despite ongoing debates regarding the origins extent of harnessing cattle power among early agropastoral societies, only few studies have attempted at addressing this matter systematically. In Neolithic Çatalhöyük, several explored symbolism domesticat...

AIM Talon cusp is the name given to the accessory tubercles located on the lingual faces of anterior teeth. The occurrence of talon cusps has been reported among Europeans and Asians. However, there are few reports of this anomaly in Caucasians as well as a paucity of literature on its characteristics. Today there are seven million Turkish citizens of Caucasian origin that have settled in the M...

BACKGROUND The origin of the Etruscan civilization (Etruria, Central Italy) is a long-standing subject of debate among scholars from different disciplines. The bulk of the information has been reconstructed from ancient texts and archaeological findings and, in the last few years, through the analysis of uniparental genetic markers. METHODS By meta-analyzing genome-wide data from The 1000 Gen...

After briefly examining the forms of cultural contact in pre- and protohistoric societies in relation to the problem of the varying perception of territories and their "borders" as well as of "membership" in those societies, and after a brief reconsideration of the concept of culture and ethnicity in such archaic contexts, this paper then examines three examples of multiethnic societies in the ...

AIM/BACKGROUND Pistacia terebinthus is used as a coffee substitute in the East and Southern Anatolia regions of Turkey. It contains unsaturated fatty acids, tocopherols, polyphenols and carotenoids. P. terebinthus has anti-inflammatory and potential antioxidant activity. In this study we evaluated the protective effects of P. terebinthus coffee (PTC) on thioacetamide (TAA)-induced liver injury ...

Three new species of bibionid flies are described from the late Oligocene deposit of Bes-Konak, Anatolia, Turkey: Bibio anatolicus sp.n., Bibio nigricosta sp.n. and Penthetria beskonakensis sp.n. These genera are associated with temperate climate, contrasting with the bibionid Oligocene fossils from some other European localities with warmer climates, where the intertropical genus Plecia often ...