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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => History => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 23, 2018, 01:56:10 pm
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Ancient Roman ruins of tombs and pillars wash up on Turkish beach after Black Sea storm
The Amasra Museum Directorate believes the artefacts may have been dumped at sea along with other debris.
By Lara Rebello
February 16, 2018 07:26 GMT
Residents in Turkey's Amasra district in the northern province of Bartın were surprised to find the beach along the coast littered with artefacts that were washed up from the Black Sea during a recent storm. The objects looked to be part of pillars and other building material typical of the Roman era.
According to Hurriyet Daily News, locals found the ruins lying among the rocks on the beach and contacted the Amasra Museum Directorate.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ancient-roman-ruins-tombs-pillars-wash-turkish-beach-after-black-sea-storm-1661841 (http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ancient-roman-ruins-tombs-pillars-wash-turkish-beach-after-black-sea-storm-1661841)