Yatağan, Muğla

Archaeogenetic studies are being carried out on skeletons discovered in the tombs of Stratonikeia, an ancient city in Muğla's Yatağan district, known as the "City of Gladiators."

Restoration work is being carried out at the 2,100-year-old Temple of Hecate in Lagina, a center of ancient pagan beliefs located in the southwestern province of Muğla.

A library from the Hellenistic period has emerged as one of the latest treasures unearthed during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia, nestled in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district.

A total of 378 new historical artifacts have been unearthed since the beginning of this year in the Stratonikeia ancient city located in Turkey's Aegean Muğla province. (Source: AA)

Archeologists have unearthed 1,600-year-old mosaics during excavations in the ancient city of Stratonikeia in Aegean Muğla province's Yatağan district. (DHA Photo)

The northern city gate, connecting the ancient cities of Stratonikeia and Lagina in the western province of Muğla's Yatağan district's Eskihisar village, has regained its former glory.

Located in the Yatağan district of western Muğla province, the 3,000-year-old Lagina Hecate Sanctuary is considered as the center of Pagan belief and was a religious center of Stratonikeia Ancient City. (Photos: Alamy)

Stratonikeia, located in Muğla's Yatağan district, was home to many civilizations throughout its history and is on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List as one of the largest marble cities in the world. Excavations have been continuing there since 1977. (AA Photo)

Unearthed columns in the 3,000-year-old Lagina Hecate Sanctuary, once a center of paganism in southwestern Turkey, have been restored and have risen again. 

Archaeological excavations carried out in the 3,000-year-old ancient city of Strakonikeia, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List, have revealed 10 more masks adorning the stone blocks that are believed to date back 2,200 years.