Relief
Gladiator games played in Turkey's south
An ancient city now located in a hilly area in the southwestern province of Isparta was once the site of gladiatorial battles to the death, according to reliefs that were recently found on the site.
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Did Ancient Greeks really have laptops? (pics + vid)
Online conspiracy theorists have made the bizarre claim that an ancient Greek funerary relief depicts a modern-day laptop computer. Is this proof that time travelers from the twenty-first century visit the ancient Greeks and introduce them to the use of laptops?
The funerary relief claims to be a scene from Pandora’s Box but the slave girl appears to be holding a tablet.
Reliefs in Mersin fall victims to treasure hunters
The walls of the ?eytan Deresi Canyon in Mersin are home to some of the most unique reliefs in the world, but a lack of formal protection has resulted in treasure hunters damaging the artwork despite the lack of any valuables in the area.
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Heracles relief suffers damage
The right arm of a Heracles relief in an ancient quarry in the northwestern province of Bursa's ?znik district has suffered damage due to the agricultural industry in the area, according to cultural specialists.
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Ancient relief revealed in İzmir
A large ancient relief has been revealed during renovation works on the Gediz River delta in Ä°zmirâs Menemen district. The relief has been delivered to the Ä°zmir Archaeology Museum.
The 1.8 meter-long, 1.5 meter-wide, 30 centimeter-thick relief depicts a woman carrying grape and a girl with a tray in her hand.
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