2,200-Year-Old Contract from Amos Reveals Strict Farming Rules in Ancient Anatolia
In ancient Anatolia, paying rent was not just about money. A newly studied 2,200-year-old contract from Amos Ancient City shows that tenants were required to plant hundreds of vines and dozens of fig trees—with even the depth of each sapling carefully prescribed. The inscription, now housed in the Fethiye Archaeological Museum, was recovered from a
A Shepherd’s Chance Discovery Reveals a Roman Funerary Stele in the Hills of Muğla
High in the rugged hills of Seydikemer in southwestern Türkiye, a local shepherd made a discovery that is now reshaping the archaeological map of the region: a Roman-era funerary stele carved with human figures and detailed epigraphic inscriptions. The monument, resembling the form of a votive altar, has been safely recovered and transported to the
At the Ancient City of Kadyanda, Brutal Pankration Competition Shows were Organised
Surface surveys conducted in the ancient city of Kadyanda, situated at an altitude of 1 kilometer above sea level in the Yeşilüzümlü neighborhood of Fethiye district in Muğla, Türkiye, have revealed that pankration competitions, one of the ruthless sports of the ancient era, were held in this mountain city of Northern Lycia in the 2nd