DİYARBAKIR/MARDİN Despite high summer temperatures, archaeologists, laborers and student volunteers are working on excavations in the southeastern provinces of Diyarbakır and Mardin to unearth Türkiye’s ancient heritage Archaeological excavations are underway in two significant locations in the region: The rural İnkaya neighborhood of Diyarbakır’s Kulp district and the ancient city of Dara in Mardin’s Artuklu district. As temperatures soar, researchers begin work at sunrise and continue into