Halet Çambel (August 27, 1916 – January 12, 2014) was a prominent Turkish archaeologist known for founding Turkey's first open-air museum at the Black Hill site, where Hittite hieroglyphs were deciphered. Throughout her career, she actively excavated archaeological sites, notably discovering Hattusa in Bogazkoy. Çambel contributed significantly to uncovering the ruins at Black Hill and translating Hittite language inscriptions. Additionally, she was an accomplished fencer, representing Turkey in the sabre discipline and earning the title of the first Turkish female athlete to participate in the Olympics. She was married to renowned architect Nail Çakırhan.
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Halet Çambel belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Berlin
Place of Death: Istanbul
Educated At: Robert College | University of Paris | Istanbul University
Occupation: fencer | anthropologist | Hittitologist | archaeologist | university teacher
Spouses: Nail Çakırhan
Employers: Saarland University | Istanbul University
Awards Received: honorary doctor of the University of Tübingen | T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Sanat Büyü | Prince Claus Award
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Ephemeris for August 27, 1916
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on August 27, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for August 27, 2025 |
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Sun | 3 Virgo 46 | 4 Virgo 23 | 22 Sagittarius 6 |
Moon | 19 Leo 16 | 22 Libra 19 | 15 Leo 31 |
Mercury | 27 Virgo 33 | 18 Leo 52 | 3 Capricorn 18 |
Venus | 18 Cancer 59 | 2 Leo 4 | 20 Scorpio 13 |
Mars | 21 Libra 54 | 12 Libra 57 | 9 Capricorn 42 |
Jupiter | 5 Taurus 7 | 17 Cancer 3 | 25 Aries 13 |
Saturn | 26 Cancer 25 | 0 Aries 12 | 0 Leo 27 |
Uranus | 17 Aquarius 1 | 1 Gemini 26 | 16 Aquarius 44 |
Neptune | 3 Leo 34 | 1 Aries 27 | 4 Leo 31 |
Pluto | 4 Cancer 8 | 1 Aquarius 51 | 3 Cancer 35 |
Rahu | 27 Capricorn 4 | 18 Pisces 52 | 21 Capricorn 17 |
Ketu | 27 Cancer 4 | 18 Virgo 52 | 21 Cancer 17 |
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