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Exhibit to highlight Sagalassos
Exhibit to highlight Sagalassos
A total of 368 artifacts from the ancient city of Sagalassos in southwestern Turkey will be displayed at an Istanbul gallery. (Source: Anadolu Agency)
Yapı Kredi Cultural Centre will be hosting the exhibition titled Meanwhile in the Mountains: Sagalassos from Nov. 27 to May 28, 2020.
Because the city was located at a height, a lot of the ancient structure is exactly how it was in the 13th century when it was abandoned, said the professor of Turkey’s Suleyman Demirel University.
Because the city was located at a height, a lot of the ancient structure is exactly how it was in the 13th century when it was abandoned, said the professor of Turkey’s Süleyman Demirel University.
Talloen, who began working at the site as a student in 1995, said: “People visiting the site get the real impression of what the ancient urban life, living in a city meant in antiquity.” He said the site is very close to its original state.
As part of the exhibition, visitors will see a variety of objects including mammoth bones from the Burdur region and the massive statues of Roman emperors Marcus Aurelius and Hadrian.
The archeological site, which was included in the Tentative List of UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites, offers the best samples of Roman-era architecture.
The Sagalassos ancient city in Aglasun district of Burdur province is 1,750 meters above sea level and dates back to 5,000 years.
Modern Turkey contains the remains of numerous ancient civilizations, including Hittite, Greek, Phrygian and Roman.
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