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Archaeologists unearth 1,800-year-old Roman city in Egypt

In a rare discovery, archaeologists uncovered a 1,800-year-old "complete residential city from the Roman era" in the heart of the southern Egyptian city of Luxor. The city, dating to the second and third centuries, is the "oldest and most important city found on the eastern bank of Luxor," according to Mostafa Waziri, head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Archaeologists discovered "a number of residential buildings", as well as "two pigeon towers" – a structure used to house pigeons or doves – and a "number of metal workshops," Waziri said in a statement. Inside the workshops, researchers found a collection of pots, tools and "bronze and copper Roman coins." It is a rare archaeological find in Egypt, where excavations – including on Luxor's west bank, where the famous Valley of the Queens and Valley of the Kings lie – are most commonly of temples and tombs. In April 2021, authorities announced the discovery of a 3,000-year-old "lost golden city" on Luxor's west bank, with the archaeological team calling it "the largest" ancient city ever uncovered in Egypt. Egypt has unveiled several major archaeological discoveries in recent years. Critics say the flurry of excavations has prioritized finds shown to grab media attention over hard academic research. But the discoveries have been a key component of Egypt's attempts to revive its vital tourism industry after years of political unrest, as well as after the COVID-19 pandemic. The government's plans – the crowning jewel of which is the long-delayed inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum at the foot of the pyramids in Giza – aim to draw in 30 million tourists a year by 2028, up from 13 million before the pandemic. The country of 104 million inhabitants is suffering from a severe economic crisis, and Egypt's tourism industry accounts for 10% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and some two million jobs. Source: AA

Anavarza is born again

Anavarza Ancient City in Kozan District of Adana, which is on the World Heritage Tentative List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), is being revived with the guided project support of Çukurova Development Agency. History BC. The Arc of Triumph, built to commemorate the victory of the Romans against the Persians in the 3rd century in Anavarza, which dates back to 19th century, gained its magnificent appearance thanks to the restoration and augmented reality works. Anavarza Ancient City, which hosts Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Sassanid and Ottoman civilizations, is being brought to world tourism within the scope of the Anavarza Reborn Project carried out by the Investment Monitoring and Coordination Directorate under the coordination of the Adana Governorate. The city wall, colonnaded road, bath, church, ancient theater, stadium, waterways, rock tombs, mosaics, the three-entry triumphal arch and the medieval castle, which is the only example in the Cilicia Region, in the Anavarza Ancient City in the Dilekkaya District of Kozan District. is located. The statues of Hygieia and Eros have been unearthed in the archaeological excavations that have been going on since 2013 in Anavarza, which is one of the frequent destinations of local and foreign tourists with its theatre, stadium and a colonnaded street with a length of 2,700 meters and a width of 34 meters, a fortification with a length of 1,500 meters and 20 bastions. The presence of a statue of Hygieia, which is estimated to be one of the six daughters of Asclepius, the god of health, in Anavarza, where the world-famous pharmacologist Dioskurides, who served in the Roman period and attracted attention with his medicines, also lived, makes the region attractive in terms of healthy tourism. Anavarza kalesi Built on 4,000 acres of land, Anavarza is known as the "Invincible City" because it won all the wars of that period. It is stated that with the completion of the excavations in Anavarza, a city 5 times the size of the Ancient City of Ephesus in İzmir will come to light again. Source: AKIB Magazine

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Archaeologists unearth 1,800-year-old Roman city in Egypt

Anavarza is born again