Kocaeli University's Archaeology Department
Stained glass evidence of high living standards in ancient Bathonea
Nearly 20,000 pieces of glass have been unearthed and evaluated amid excavations at the ancient site of Bathonea on the Küçükçekmece Lake Basin in Istanbul's Avcılar district.
According to archeologists, the glass findings reveal that locals in the area 1,500 years ago had high living standards, using strained glass in buildings as well as window glasses.