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First In Situ Defensive Wall Discovered at the Phrygian Midas Fortress in Türkiye
Archaeologists working at Yazılıkaya, also known as Midas Fortress, in central Türkiye have uncovered a substantial section of an ancient defensive wall still standing in its original position. Researchers already knew that fortifications once surrounded parts of the Phrygian stronghold. Cuttings and wall beds carved into the bedrock showed where masonry had once stood, but…