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1,800-Year-Old River God Mosaic Found in Ancient Aspendos
A Roman mosaic uncovered in Aspendos has brought back the image of Eurymedon, the river that once fed the city’s fields, trade, and imagination. Archaeologists discovered the mosaic in the eastern square of Theater Street, the route linking the acropolis of Aspendos with its famous Roman theater in Antalya, southern Türkiye. The decorated structure measures…
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One of the Largest Ancient Synagogues Discovered at Sardis Reveals Jewish Life in Roman Anatolia
A vast synagogue unearthed in the ancient city of Sardis is offering one of the clearest and most striking insights into Jewish life in the Roman world. Built into a monumental public complex and covered with nearly 1,400 square meters of mosaics, the structure stands among the largest known synagogues of antiquity—and one of the…
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A 4th-Century Amulet Linked to “Cancer” Comes to Light at Pisidian Antioch’s Temple of Men
A small object recovered during the 2024 excavation season at Pisidian Antioch in southwestern Turkey is drawing renewed attention for what it may reveal about illness, belief, and personal devotion in Late Antiquity. The artifact, a modest amulet dated to the 4th century CE, bears the image of a crab — a symbol closely associated…
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Rare 1,800-Year-Old Domed Roman Tomb Unearthed in Anatolia
Hidden within the rugged hills of southeastern Anatolia, a newly identified Roman-period tomb is offering an unusually intimate glimpse into elite burial traditions of the 2nd century CE. Archaeologists working near the town of Besni, in Adıyaman, have documented a domed funerary chamber unlike anything previously recorded in the province—both in scale and in architectural…
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A Forgotten Route to Knowledge Reappears at Nysa: Roman Steps Leading to an Ancient Library Uncovered
At first glance, it was just another stretch of a Roman street. But as archaeologists continued to peel back the layers at Nysa Ancient City, a long-missing element of the city’s intellectual landscape quietly emerged. A set of marble steps—unused for nearly eighteen centuries—has revealed how ancient visitors once ascended from the city’s main thoroughfare…
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A 2,000-Year-Old Incense Burner Depicting the Egyptian God Serapis Discovered in Ephesus
Morning light was spilling across the ruins of ancient Ephesus when archaeologists reached a layer of collapsed masonry inside the vast Harbor Bath. Among scattered marble fragments and broken architectural blocks, a small terracotta object caught their attention—its reddish surface, its sharp contours, and, most strikingly, the unmistakable face of Serapis, the Egyptian god who…