The English version of this one has lost something in translation … it appears to suggest that there might be remains of a temple of Artemis at Didyma, which is something that has long been the subject of scholarly debate. We really need to get some decent English coverage of this:
GERMAN archaeologists are looking at a new find which could suggest a second temple close to the Temple of Apollo.
They have extended their excavations away from Apollon and have discovered a wall which they consider to be part of another temple – maybe that the Temple is for Artemis – the twin of Apollon.
Representative of Ministry of Culture and Tourism Ferhan Büyükyörük said: “An illegal dig was done in the area previously, which revealed the remains of a wall.
“The excavations team is searching this year to see if there is more to the wall and if it belongs to a structure. Its size and location suggests a building to the south of this wall. Didyma means twin; Apollon was the twin brother of Goddess Artemis.
“This wall might belong to an Artemis Temple. We will see what the excavations unearth.”
The works will continue until September.
Running Google translate on a pile of Turkish coverage reveals that they are indeed talking about Didyma; I wouldn’t want to go further than that …
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