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2,000-Year-Old Statue Of Priest’s Head Excavated In Laodicea On The Lycus

MessageToEagle.com | December 6, 2020

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – A statue of a priest’s head, which is believed to be 2,000 years old, has been discovered during the ongoing excavation and restoration

A 2,000-year-old sundial. Image credit: Sebahatdin Zeyrek / AA Oriented toward the south, the sundial - a spherical-shaped sundial facing south - shows names of seasons (in Greek), months and hours, and the time of the day (in hours) according to Celal Şimşek, who also said that the fixed indicator bar - gnomon (known as a shadow-casting needle) that should be found in the clock is missing. The researcher emphasized that this ancient work is rare, and referred to the sundial's leaf decoration from the lower part of the sundial, made of marble.

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2,000-Year-Old Sundial Discovered In Ancient City Of Laodicea, Turkey

MessageToEagle | March 25, 2020

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea (Laodikya) have been ongoing since 2003 under the supervision of archeologist Celal Şimşek from Pamukkale University

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1,750-Year-Old Fresco Travertines Buried Underground – Recovered In Ancient Laodicea

MessageToEagle | March 19, 2020

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – In the ancient city of Laodicea (Laodikya) located in Denizli Province in southwestern Turkey, archaeologists have recovered fresco travertine rock formation dating back

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2,000-Year-Old Historical Tombs Unearthed In Close Vicinity To Ancient City Of Laodicea

MessageToEagle | January 24, 2020

Conny Waters – MessageToEagle.com – Survey excavations, carried out in a field for the construction of a stadium, archaeologists unearthed a rectangular 2,000-year-old family burial chamber. During the

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