Back in 2018, I
shared the news about the restoration of Termessos’
city walls and the clearing of the ancient road that connected the city to
ancient Attaleia (modern
Presently, more serious excavation works are being planned in Termessos. For a start, a monumental tomb that once held several marble sarcophagi will be pieced together using the scattered and now numbered blocks lying around. Apparently, all the original stones have been listed. Unfortunately, the Hurriyet Daily News does not disclose its location.
I found the choice the archaeologists made to start with the monumental tomb quite surprising, ignoring the more obvious remains of the Theatre, the Temple of Hadrian, the Temple of Artemis, the Bouleuterion, the Agora, and other recognizable constructions.
Next excavations
will, however, focus on the Gate of Hadrian,
hopefully extending to the nearby
The beauty and challenge of Termessos
is that its remains have been left mostly untouched and protected as part of the
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