This year’s
excavations (2020) were concentrated around the
Their search was
rewarded when they unearthed a small Hellenistic theater underneath the Roman
construction. Also, sections of walls were retrieved as well as a number of bronze,
lead, and silver artifacts and various ceramics.
The most
impressive find, however, was the collection of some 50 terracotta figurines.
They represented male and female figures, gods and goddesses, some children and
women with children, and cavalry figurines. Inscriptions from the 2nd-1st
century BC were disclosed as well. Many of the artifacts still have traces of
red, blue, and pink paint, making them particularly interesting.
As always, such
scenes from daily life help to complete the information we have so far about the culture and beliefs of that time, in that area.
Once these figures are restored and cleaned, they will be exhibited at the Museum of Lycian Civilizations, which has been created inside the walls of Hadrian’s Granary in Andriake, the harbor of Myra (see: Andriake’s Museum has opened).
