Archaeology
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From Hurriyet: Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Metropolis, situated in İzmir, revealed a 40-meter corridor, giving clues about life 2,000 years ago. According to a statement by Sabancı Foundation, which supports the project together with Torbalı Municipality and the Association of Metropolis Lovers (MESEDER), a 40-meter corridor was unearthed during the excavations that…
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The incipit of a brief item from Novinite: Over the year, Bulgarian archaeologists have made important new discoveries about the Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, announced archaeologist Prof. Diana Gergova. Among the most amazing discoveries was the fact that a golden casket discovered last year was placed on a powerful living tree in one of the…
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From Hurriyet … as often, lacking some detail: Researchers working on the ancient city of Zeugma in the southeastern province of Gaziantep have discovered new Roman-era houses, the head of the excavations has said on the occasion of the end of this year’s digging season. “We see an architectural layer between sixth century B.C. and…
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Definitely an interesting one from the Hinckley Times: A child’s coffin, believed to date from Roman times, has been unearthed at a field in Witherley. The lead box, less than 1m long, was found by amateur treasure hunters using metal detectors on Sunday. Archaeologists exhumed the coffin yesterday (Thursday) and transported it to Warwick for…
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Whether it’s the “world’s biggest” as touted in the Hurriyet headline is doubtful, but: During excavations at the Temple of Kyzikos Hadrian in the northwestern province of Balıkesir’s Erdek district, the world’s biggest Corinthian-style column head was unearthed. The column head dates back to the Roman period. The head of the excavations and Atatürk University…
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