Information about the continuous excavations in Aizanoi is very scant and the information is very scrappy.
[Picture from Arkeonews]
The description of the findings remains vague. The latest is about the heads of Aphrodite and Dionysus but without the location where they were found or in what context. Down the line, I read that two Aphrodite and three Dionysus statue heads were discovered. No idea where or what happened to them. Also, a statue of Heracles has been found.
In fact, except for these two heads, there is nothing to be added to my blog The magical site of Aizanoi posted in October 2021.
Aizanoi has a lot to offer but it is sad that the news about ongoing excavations is not treated with more care.
Apparently the heads were found during an excavation in the stream (I suppose now with its course diverted) of one of the bridges that the city had.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.aa.com.tr/tr/kultur-sanat/aizanoi-antik-kenti-kazisinda-afrodit-ve-dionysos-heykel-baslari-bulundu/2406369
Thank you for the link confirming that the heads were found in the stream bed. No information how they got there, the (presumed) original location of the statues, or about the date they were created.
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