Hecatomnus
Special protection for Caria Satrap
The Uzunyuva Monumental Tomb Archaeology Park in the western province of Muğla's Milas district, home to the tomb of Caria Satrap Hecatomnus, now is now open to tourists after restoration work.
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Gold crown of Hecatomnus returned to Turkey: Culture minister
A gold crown stolen in 392 B.C. from the burial chamber of Hecatomnus in the Aegean town of Milas and later smuggled to Scotland has returned to Turkey, Turkish Culture and Tourism Minister Numan Kurtulmuş has said.
Untouched ancient burial chamber found in Turkey's Muğla
A burial chamber dating back to 2,400 years ago was recently unearthed at a construction site in the southwestern province of Muğla's Milas district.
Milas Archaeology Museum officials found 103 artifacts in the burial chamber, untouched and unlooted for millennia, which is thought to have belonged to a wealthy local family.
Longest poem of classical-era unearthed in western Turkey
Excavations around the Hecatomnus Mausoleum in the western province of Muğla’s Milas district have unearthed a written stela that dates back over two millennia.