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  • Archeologists discover church remains in Turkish ancient city [ Pisidian Antioch ]

    07/28/2011 8:56:43 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 5 replies
    WordBulletin ^ | Monday, July 25, 2011 | Dunya Bizim
    Associate Professor Mehmet Ozhanli, the head of Suleyman Demirel University's Archeology Department who heads excavations in the ancient city of Pisidian Antioch, said they had discovered remains of a church during their excavations. "We have found the remains of a three-nave church one and a half meters below the surface," Ozhanli told AA correspondent. Ozhanli said the building was constructed as a Pagan temple, however it was converted to a church after the spread of Christianity. "This is the fifth church we have brought to daylight in this ancient city," Ozhanli said. Ozhanli said this recently found church was also...