Once again, an exciting find by archeologists that makes me vaguely regret my decision not to go into museum studies. (Only vaguely because there are very few museum jobs out there.) InTurkey, an international team uncovered a giant human statue that they believe marked a gate on the border between the worlds of the human and the divine. The figure is most likely one of a king, as they played the important role of guiding their subjects between the two realms. The Suppiluliuma statue is over 2,500 years old, and beautifully preserved, with the head and torso still intact.
Tags: archeology, history, turkey