May 30 2018 15:35:00
1,700-year-old pagan cemetery unearthed in Istanbul
Turkish and Italian experts have unearthed a pagan cemetery in the Fatih district of Istanbul. The cemetery, which is believed to be 1,700 years old, was found during the restoration of Şeyh Süleyman Mosque located in the Fatih Zeyrek, daily Habertürk reported on May 30.
The grave was found at the ground floor of the mosque and belongs to the late Roman Empire period. “In the basement of the structure on which a mosque has been built, there are two more floors [underneath] from the Roman period. The first floor underneath is an eight-section burial chamber. It is called an arcosolium,†archeologist Murat Sav told the newspaper.
http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/1-700-year-old-pagan-cemetery-unearthed-in-istanbul-132597
