Pamukkale University

An approximately 2,000 year-old stone pit has been discovered in the ancient city of Tabea in the western city of Denizli's Kale district. 

The municipal teams, which were trying to get fill material for a touristic castle under construction on the Kepez Hill, found a field with steps in the region. 

Works have been initiated this summer to unearth a stadium in the ancient city of Laodicea, a property on UNESCO's tentative list for World Heritage Sites. The stadium was a venue for sports competitions and gladiator fights in ancient times and is located in the western province of Denizli.

Archaeologists have discovered a total of 65 tombs belonging to the Byzantine Era in the ancient city of Stratonicea (Caria) during excavations last year.

Some 65 Byzantine-era tombs have been unearthed in the most recent archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, known as the city of gladiators in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district.

Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea, located in the Eskihisar neighborhood in the western province of Denizli and added to the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary list in 2013, are continuing at a 10-meter-long sacred Agora on an area of 35,000 square meters. 

Ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Tripoli in the western province of Denizli's Buldan district have unearthed a 2,000-year-old market place, indicating that the city was a significant center of trade in the past. 

Bad weather conditions around Turkey also affect archaeological excavations at ancient cities. The work in Laodicea, which normally continues throughout the year, is on hiatus until March Archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea, located in the western province of Denizli, have been put on hiatus until March 1 over cold and rainy weather conditions in the region. 

"The Evolution School," a two-day workshop organized by a university club and a local doctors' chamber, was held at a social hall of tradesmen after the club's university refused to hold the event. 

"The Evolution School," a two-day workshop organized by a university club and a local doctors' chamber, was held at a social hall of tradesmen after the club's university refused to hold the event. 

In one of the largest ancient cities in the western province of Denizli, Laodicea, the columns of a portico structure, which collapsed during an earthquake in 494, have been unearthed after more than 15 centuries.