Ancient Roman architecture

Mosaics destroyed by treasure hunters in Central Anatolia

Treasure hunters in a field in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman’s Sarıveliler district have damaged unique ancient mosaics underground, after using a caterpillar excavator in their hunt. The scandal was revealed by a teacher who had returned to his village during the holiday period.

Experts get down to ‘puzzling’ task at Ephesus' Yamaç Houses

The Yamaç Houses in the ancient city of Ephesus are now puzzle central, as researchers look to fit together hundreds of thousands of pieces from mosaics to restore the magnificent pictures that used to adorn the abodes’ walls They might not be applying for a Guinness Record, but archaeologists in İzmir have got down to work on one of the world’s largest puzzles, painstakingly pieci

Centuries-old Ephesus paintings restored with latest technology

The fantastic mosaics and wall paintings of the Yamaç Houses in Ephesus are undergoing a new restoration that will leave the works as vivid as the day they were created back in 1 BC Magnificent wall paintings dating back 2,000 years in the Yamaç Houses of the ancient city of Ephesus are undergoing a restoration to return them to their original glory.

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