[yarddog]

The ancient Anatolians, Medes, Persians, Phillistines, Phoenecians, Minoans, Greeks, etc. have always fascinated me. That area is almost certainly the most historic in the world. Even my ancestors the Celts are said to have been in Turkey at one time.

[Fred Nerks]

Turkish archaeologists and geologists are collaborating on a five-year project to document underwater remains and geological features off the coast of Turkey. Various shipwrecks and ruins have already been found in the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, dating back to Greek, Roman, and Ottoman times.