Ancient city in Çorum Monday, January 28, 2008ÇORUM - Doğan News Agency Remnants of an ancient city from the Byzantine period have been found during surface excavations carried out in the Anatolian city of Çorum. The location of the ancient city Avkat has been determined to be within the borders of the Beyözü village in the Mecitözü district. Excavation works will start this year, said Mehmet Demir, an official from the Ankara Ethnography Museum. A team of 32 scientists from the United States, Britain, Italy and Switzerland and led by the Byzantine Empire expert, Professor John Haldon, carried out a...