Turkey
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A useful little post from Hurriyet: During the destruction of expropriated shanty houses in the outskirts of İzmir’s Kadifekale neighborhood, the stage and some walls of an ancient Roman theater have been unearthed, Doğan News Agency has reported. The İzmir Metropolitan Municipality has so far spent 11 million Turkish Liras for the expropriation of buildings…
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Another rather annoying item from Hurriyet: Two secret tunnels have been discovered under Turkey’s second largest castle, in the northern province of Tokat’s Niksar district. The tunnels date back to the Roman period, and it has been claimed that one of the tunnels was used by a Roman king’s daughters in order to go to…
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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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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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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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