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Hello folks. o/

I was watching this great video about Mount Paektu and toward the end (~25:20) I noticed that my country (Turkey) is littered with dots. I realized that I had never earnestly considered the causes of volcanism in Turkey, despite being somewhat familiar with its effects on ancient peoples or the landscape in general.

Could you perhaps point me in the right direction to understand the geological history of volcanism in and around Turkey? Are these areas explained by the plume model visited in the video? Is it something else? When was the most recent major activity in these regions? etc...

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I'm not sure of this sort of request is fitting in this sub but after pointlessly searching online and no history major I know to ask, I didn't know where else to turn to.

I'm going to be in Mardin in a couple weeks and decided to take the opportunity to delve into the history of the Syriac Churches and Christianity in the region. I have previously read on the Byzantine Empire and some of the schims but my knowledge about Christianity in Eastern Turkey and Mesopotamia is essentially non-existent beyond a little bit of Armenian history, Antioch and elementary knowledge of some of the institutions and terms like Nestorianism, Oriental Orthodox Church etc.

I would appreciate any sugge

So I'm kinda bored and I didn't want to get into the whole one-upping contest going on and sparking "not in Europe, doesn't count" comment chains. For people who might find themselves interested in archaeology or anthropology, here are some picks that represent important discoveries in the study of human history. I consider it a loose bucket list (and I've ticked off many already!)

• Göbeklitepe: The oldest megalithic structures/buildings ever to be discovered. Upending the scientific debate on the agricultural revolution, the history of complex social organization, rituals among other things. Easily one of the most interesting sites to fol