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Is the Turkish judiciary really blind?
Visitors to the Greek Island of Kos will have noted a building from Roman times, facing Hippocrates' famous plane tree and the Ottoman-era Ghazi Hasan Pasha Mosque. It bears the Latin inscription "Legum Servi Sumus" which means "We are slaves to the law."
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Legendary Chinese treasure discovered (photos)
For centuries it was just a legend, that a vast trove of treasure had spilt into China’s Minjiang River as a battle raged upon its banks. Turns out, it was true.
More than 10,000 individual items of gold and silver have been recovered from the bottom of the river as it winds its way through Sichuan Province.
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Underwater basilica in Turkey's İznik to open for visits
An underwater Roman-era basilica that was discovered just 20 meters off the shore of Lake İznik in the northwestern province of Bursa in 2014 is set to be open to visitors.
Underwater basilica to open for visits
An underwater Roman-era basilica that was discovered just 20 meters off the shore of Lake İznik in the northwestern province of Bursa in 2014 is set to be open to visitors.
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Ottoman trove cleaned with q-tips
Considered the world's biggest Ottoman treasure, the Beçin treasure trove was discovered in 2000 during excavations led by Professor Rahmi HüseyinThe Beçin treasure trove, which was discovered in 2000 during excavations in Beçin, located in the Milas district of the western Mu?la province, was first weighed on grocery scales while each coin was cleaned with q-tips.
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Mini submarine to research basilica
A mini submarine has been launched to carry out archaeological research in an ancient basilica discovered at the beginning of last year under Lake ?znik in the northwestern province of Bursa.
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Bulgarian Customs Officials Prevent Smuggling of Ancient Coin Treasure
Bulgarian customs official at Sofia Airport prevented on Thursday an attempt to smuggle an ancient coin treasure out of the country.
The authorities uncovered and seized a collection of 82 silver tetradrachms dating back to the rule of Philip II of Macedon in the middle of IV century B.C.
Basilica in Lake ?znik to become underwater museum
The remains of a nearly 1,600-year-old basilica that was discovered at the beginning of last year under Lake ?znik in the northwestern province of Bursa is now set to become an underwater museum.
The underwater museum project, approved by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, will be carried out by the Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, the sponsor of the project.
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Record trove of gold coins in Mediterranean
Scuba divers have discovered the largest trove of gold coins ever found off Israel's Mediterranean coast, about 2,000 pieces dating back more than 1,000 years, the country's antiquities authority said on Feb.
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Forgotten treasure of rare cars in French village
In a small village in western France, in makeshift shelters bared to the elements, a treasure trove of extremely rare cars has been discovered after lying forgotten for almost 50 years.
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