Posted on 08/11/2022 9:30:11 AM PDT by 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.
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“they claim they can here sounds from when it was made like a recording”
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In theory it’s possible, but not very likely:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeoacoustics#Discredited_theories
Your mind and my mind seem to run in the same ways. I don’t know if that speaks well of you. ;-D
GMTA!...................
The fortifications of Mali Ston and Ston in Dalmatia extend nearly 6 kilometers--I don't know if they surpass the walls of Diyarbakir.
A 1700 year old object? Considering the earth is about 4.5 *billion* years old, the vase is de facto brand new, still under warranty. If you want to see really ancient objects, pick up a rock.
Hand crafted rocks are a big commercial hit the world over.
Ah...I wasn’t referring or comparing the commercial value or success of commercial products, I was referring to the age, genuine antiquity etc. You get it.
A rock is no big deal as they are common and literally everywhere. Something from our past civilizations seems to more intellectual.
Hand crafted rocks are a big commercial hit the world over.
Some raw or cut rocks are a bigger commercial success than you might imagine.
Hence the “[sic]”.
The surviving parts of the Aurelian wall around Rome comprise 19 km with one breach made in the 19th c (so sez the wikiwacky).
Human made objects from antiquity interest me a great deal even if they have no intrinsic value.
Again, I was not referring to “interest” or popularity, but age...Looking at the big picture, 1700 years is nothing compared to most rocks, many of which were hundreds of millions years old when that vase was made.
I too like old stuff, but I’m just not overly impressed by something fashioned by people 1700 years ago. Now the material which makes up the vase in this case are probably clay etc... Same thing with porcelain, which ironically come from truly ancient stone.
Your fascination with merely age is good for you, I suppose. It is super duper mundane to me.
I see, so it the vase was purchased at Walmart last week, it would basically have the same appeal to you....Btw, of course it's the age of the object, otherwise you would have no interest in this object whatsoever.
Well of course. Vases made by people back in our history are interesting, even at only 1,700 years ago. A lump of amorphous limestone with no inclusions dated 1,000,000 years ago surely isn’t. But, you already know that. You are just playing.
Btw, of course it's the age of the object, otherwise you would have no interest in this object whatsoever.
Well of course.
Well, then you agree! I thought you would! Take care.
Excavations at Diyarbakır Fortress, July 31, 2022. (AA Photo)
Looks like they’re getting the site ready for all that business from the ex-Disney crowd.
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