Pakistan(National Times)- ANTALYA, T\u00fcrkiye, Jun 24 (AA\/APP): Excavations at the Olympos Ancient City in T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s southern Antalya province have uncovered new mosaic floors and a notable inscription at the entrance of a church, archaeologists announced. Located in the Kumluca district, Olympos has been under continuous excavation since 2006, with year-round efforts underway for the past four years. The site contains remains from the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine periods. Significant discoveries at the site include multiple churches, an entrance complex, the Bishop\u2019s Palace, a bridge, the Lycian Marcus Aurelius Arkhepolis Monumental Tomb, mosaic structures, the Antimakhos Sarcophagus, and monumental tombs near the harbor. Gokcen Kurtulus Oztaskin, an associate professor at Pamukkale University and head of the excavation team, told Anadolu that the increased funding and ongoing support from T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s Ministry of Culture and Tourism has enabled uninterrupted archaeological work. \u201cOlympos continues to surprise us with its mosaics. In 2017, 2022, and 2023, we discovered richly decorated mosaic floors at the sites we worked on. This year, we uncovered and restored the floor mosaics of Church No. 1,\u201d he said. He added that mosaics with geometric and vegetal motifs, along with inscriptions, were found in both the main and annex sections of the church. One inscription was located at the church entrance door. Highlighting the inscription\u2019s message, Oztaskin said it reads: \u201cOnly those on the righteous path may enter here.\u201d According to Oztaskin, the presence of mosaic inscriptions and benefactors\u2019 names indicates that Olympos was one of the most affluent cities in the Lycian region in terms of mosaic art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pakistan(National Times)- ANTALYA, T\u00fcrkiye, Jun 24 (AA\/APP): Excavations at the Olympos Ancient City in T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s southern Antalya province have uncovered new mosaic floors and a notable inscription at the entrance of a church, archaeologists announced. Located in the Kumluca district, Olympos has been under continuous excavation since 2006, with year-round efforts underway for the past […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-106803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international","entry"],"yoast_head":"\n