Friday, December 26 2025

Tag: Kastamonu archaeology

Villagers Used Stones from a Zeus Temple to Build Their Homes

Villagers Used Stones from a Zeus Temple to Build Their Homes

In northern Anatolia, the remains of an ancient Roman sanctuary have resurfaced in a way few would expect. In the Daday district of Kastamonu, villagers once took stones from a temple dedicated to Zeus and reused them in the construction of their homes, embedding fragments of a sacred monument into everyday domestic architecture. The site