Rare 1,700-year-old vase found for 1st time in Diyarbakir excavatıons

Daily Sabah, sabooo, sabaaa ^ | July 31, 2022 | Anadolu Agency

[SunkenCiv]

Archaeologists discovered a rare 1,700-year-old amphora during excavations at the Diyarbakir Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage site in southeastern Turkey.

Located in the historic Sur district, restoration work at the fortress is still being carried out by the Diyarbakir Metropolitan Municipality.

The discovery was made during the fifth stage of the excavations, funded by the Ministry of Environment, Urban Planning and Climate Change and jointly carried out by the Diyarbakir Museum Directorate.

Sermed Azizoglu, an official from the municipality's construction affairs office, told Anadolu Agency (AA) that they would like to pass on the fortress' 2,000-year-old heritage to the next generations.

Noting that the amphora is a rare find and was used for delivering olive oil and wine, Azizoglu said it has been handed to the local museum directorate.

Meanwhile, archaeologist Süleyman Karakas said the excavation in the area of the fortress where the amphora was discovered was launched around three months ago.

Karakas noted that they have been coming across architectural structures from the Roman, Byzantium and Ottoman periods in the fortress...

With its length of nearly 6 kilometers (3.7 miles), the city walls of Diyarbakir remain the second-largest city walls in the world after the Great Wall of China [sic]. The walls are situated 100 meters above the valley of the Tigris.

[SunkenCiv]

1,700-year-old amphora discovered during excavations at Diyarbakir Fortress, July 31, 2022.

AA Photo

[Red Badger]

Well they can rebury it and find it all over again!......................

[SunkenCiv]

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[blueunicorn6]

I wondered where I left that.

If it’s worth any money, I want it back.

[Monkey Face]

As my late mother would say, “That looks like something I can’t think of.”

‘Face

;o]

[butlerweave]

I read someplace someone is using Lazers to scam things like this and they claim they can here sounds from when it was made like a recording ,LOL

[laplata]

Lol That’s funny.

[SunkenCiv]

Yeah, that’s what the supermarket checkstand tabloids say. :^)

[chajin]

I amphora Trump in 2024.
We all arphora Trump in 2024.

[Scrambler Bob]

Well they can rebury it and find it all over again!......................
= = =

Exactly.

[Sacajaweau]

It's a whatchamacallit.

[butlerweave]

Is that where I saw it while standing in line ,LOL

[Honest Nigerian]

The UNESCO World Heritage scam. You know that is exactly what it is. I guess I should do some reading on the pros and cons.
They make it seem so worthwhile and of benefit to all of humanity. And then they require you and me to fund it via taxes, fees, and other kinds of theft.

[Monkey Face]

Thanks! She was hilarious but had no clue. If she did, she downplayed it perfectly!

[Monkey Face]

Thanks! I would never have known! ;o]

[SunkenCiv]

/bingo

[laplata]

We had an aunt who was like that. They were/are very special and always bring happy, warm, memories.

[woodbutcher1963]

Rick from the Las Vegas Pawn Shop will give you $100 cash for it.

[mfish13]

Yeah, I am confused by the headline. But, it looks like you have the solution.

[Monkey Face]

Indeed they do. She’s been gone a very long time, but I still miss her incredibly.