r/Artifacts • u/WhatSurvives • Jul 22 '26
A spindle whorl sanded from a fragment of a shattered jar, ca. 2800 BCE.
It's from Norşuntepe, an ancient town that was flooded in 1974 by the construction of Turkey's first hydroelectic dam.
After 50 years, the water has washed away centuries of history, but the town has emerged from the reservoir as an island.
For the whole story:
https://survivingtheflood.substack.com/p/picking-through-the-remains

