Archeologists have discovered a sacred spring in an ancient city in western Turkey.
Posted on 08/30/2010 8:37:44 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
The head of the excavation team, Professor Ahmet Tirpan, told reporters on Friday that they had unearthed a sacred spring, providing water to the sacred fountain in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in Yatagan town of the western province of Mugla.
The archaic city of Stratonikeia was established in the 3rd century BC. The acropolis of the city is at the top of a mountain in the south.
In 1993, the archaeological excavation and the restoration works were re-started under the control of the Mugla Museum Directorate and the consultancy of an architect-archeologist Ahmet Tirpan.
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Archeologists have discovered a sacred spring in an ancient city in western Turkey.
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Was the spring sacred before it was discovered? or after?
Has something been lost in translation?
Probably was thought to be sacred back then
Stratonikeia - lit. in Greek “army victory” - a Greek city - was there 2000 + years before the muslims Turks showed up. I’m surprised Turks haven’t yet destroyed it...like so many other artifacts and ancient sites they’ve destroyed.
The place is actually an ancient furniture retailing center, Straton Ikea.
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