Satala

Following the 26th International Archaeological Congress in Batumi, where works from the Roman period were examined, a group of 69 archaeologists from England, Germany, Hungary, France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Poland, and the U.S. recently toured and examined the ancient city of Satala as part of their program.

A Roman-era legionary armor found during the excavations in the ancient city of Satala in the northern province of Gümüşhane in 2020 has been restored, the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry has announced.

Archaeological excavations continue in the ancient city of Satala, the only surviving castle on the eastern border of the Roman Empire and the only Roman Legion castle in Anatolia that can be excavated.

Military tombstones, milestones, inscriptions and war equipment that have been found during the excavations in the ancient city of Satala, where the Roman 15th Legion ruled for 600 years and served as a military headquarters in the northern province of Gümüşhane, are on display for the first time.

Efforts to restore a 12,000-year-old lake in Turkey's northeastern Gümüşhane province, which was wiped off the map by an excavation triggered by an urban myth last year, have failed.
The lake, whose water was drained after the Gümüşhane Governor's Office allowed a treasure hunt, failed to hold the desired level of water.

Archeological excavations have begun at the site of a Roman legionary base in the ancient city of Satala in the northern province of Gümüşhane's Kelkit district. 

Archeological excavation has begun at the site of a Roman legionary base in the ancient city of Satala in Gümüşhane, northeast Turkey. Click through for the story in photos...

The Roman Empire's military headquarters, the ancient city of Satala in Kelkit, will be unearthed.