I doubt they will take the archeological findings seriously. These artifacts are pre-islam, therefore of no value. If you think I'm kidding, a few years ago, the Turkish government, while digging to create a vast damn for future power generation came across villages of summer homes containing some of the finest examples of intact Roman-era villas (with hundreds of mosaic frescoes and floors), forums, amphitheatres, sewer systems, etc. The Turks determined it would take too long to excavate and despite pleas from Universities and museums through out the West, completed the damn project and now this ancient, intact, perfect example of a Roman city is under hundreds of meters of water, at the bottom of a huge lake. So much for the respect for antiquities or anything Western. They can go to he#*, along with the rest of the mohammedans.
This is an unfair slur. I've visited many pre-Moslem sites in Turkey, both Hellenic and Byzantine, and they are well-cared for. Worth a lot in tourist $$$ too.
Obviously they were interested in preserving those sites
for future generations and wanted to prevent looting.
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Ancient city of Zeugma on the way to becoming an archaeological park
Turkish Daily News | Saturday, July 22, 2006 | unattributed
Posted on 07/22/2006 3:56:15 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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