Mediterranean Observer
Archaeologists unearthed two 2,500-year-old marble statues and an inscription during excavations at the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos, one of the best-preserved Roman temples of Asia Minor, in Turkey’s western Muğla province.
Built-in the second century B.C., the temple is located in the ancient city of Euromos.
Abuzer Kızıl, head of the excavation committee and faculty member at Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University’s department of archeology, told Anadolu Agency (AA) Sunday that the artifacts were found unexpectedly during the restoration efforts, and came as a surprise to the world of archaeology.
“We have unearthed two very important links of the missing archaic sculpture of the Caria region, and an inscription dating to the Hellenistic period,” he said.
Archaeologists unearthed two 2,500-year-old marble statues and an inscription during excavations at the Temple of Zeus Lepsynos, one of the best-preserved Roman temples of Asia Minor, in Turkey’s western Muğla province.
Built-in the second century B.C., the temple is located in the ancient city of Euromos.
Abuzer Kızıl, head of the excavation committee and faculty member at Muğla Sıtkı Kocman University’s department of archeology, told Anadolu Agency (AA) Sunday that the artifacts were found unexpectedly during the restoration efforts, and came as a surprise to the world of archaeology.
“We have unearthed two very important links of the missing archaic sculpture of the Caria region, and an inscription dating to the Hellenistic period,” he said.
