Artifacts languishing on the grounds of Eskiflehir Archeology Museum are waiting for restoration to begin.
Posted on 03/02/2006 8:50:18 AM PST by SunkenCiv
A head belonging to a statue of the goddess of health that was stored in the garden of the Eskiflehir Archaeology Museum has been stolen, reported the Anatolia news agency on Tuesday.
Artifacts languishing on the grounds of Eskiflehir Archeology Museum are waiting for restoration to begin.
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Turkey has an appallingly bad reputation for taking care of their antiquities--whitewashing beautiful mosaics, tearing down ancient churches, etc.
Who's the goddess of health?
That photo looks like the junk lot behind the storage shack of some little Garden Center.
This abuse against humanity deserves further publicity, therefore I initiate a "btt" post-haste!
Beautiful work on that statuary, would love to see it close up.
Curad. Minor goddess, one of the Lymphs. She was of great importance to the Achaeans and Paeans. The center of her worship was Neosporin. Stop me when you've had enough.
Machteld Mellink, Pioneer Of Turkish Archaeology And Defender Of Cultural Heritage, Dies At 88Machteld Johanna Mellink, a Bryn Mawr archaeologist who was internationally known as the preeminent scholar of ancient Turkish cultures and a tireless defender of ethics in archaeology, died at the Quadrangle in Haverford, Pa., on Feb. 23. She was 88... Early in her career, she participated in the groundbreaking excavation of Tarsus and the important excavation of Gordion, the capital of the legendary King Midas of Phrygia. In 1963 she began excavations on the plain of Elmali, where no previous archaeological work had been done, and continued digging and researching there the rest of her active life.
by Claudia Ginanni
March 2, 2006
In the plain of Elmali, she uncovered at Karatas-Semayük an important Early Bronze Age settlement and cemetery. She also led the excavation and conservation of the spectacular painted tombs of the late sixth through early fifth century B.C.E. at Kizibel and Karaburun near Elmali. Over the course of her long career she brought international attention to archaeological discoveries throughout Turkey and defended its cultural heritage against looting and illegal export. Mellink also maintained a lifelong interest in Troy and was a partner in the recent project there undertaken by the Universities of Tübingen and Cincinnati.
Nope, I was being ironic and sarcastic and stuff.
That Security looks as bad as Microsoft's.
:') And using stealing and Microsoft together in a topic isn't that unusual. :'D
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