12,000-Year-Old Crater Dipsiz (‘Bottomless’) Lake, Searched For Gold, And Destroyed In Legal But Controversial Excavation

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com –Daily Sabah reports that a 12,000-year-old lake dried up after a team of treasure hunters carried out an authorized excavation to unearth an ancient trove in Turkey’s northern Gümüşhane (‘Silver House’) province with ich silver and bronze mining history.

The ancient lake Dipsiz (‘Bottomless’) has its location approximately 50 kilometers from the town center, and near Dumanlı Village in the Taşköprü Plateau.

Legal but controversial excavation of the old lake. Source

The 12-thousand-year-old crater Dipsiz Lake, which dates back to the Ice Age, was allegedly searched for gold, believed to exist.

As the agency reports, the lake was drained after two individuals – treasure hunters – were allegedly trying to reach the trove of the 15^th Apollinaris Legion (Legio XV Apollinaris), which was one of the four largest military units of the Roman Empire in Asia Minor.

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The legion was stationed in the area for some period around 134.

The excavation was legal and authorized by both the governor and the Gümüşhane Culture and Tourism Directorate.

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