Illegal Excavation Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic in Zile
In Zile, a district in Türkiye, four individuals conducting an illegal excavation uncovered a 2,000-year-old Roman mosaic. The operation carried out by gendarmerie forces led to the recovery of the historical artifact and the arrest of those involved in the excavation. Illegal Excavation Reveals a Hidden Roman Treasure The Gendarmerie Command in Zile discovered that
Urartian water cistern revealed at the site of illegal excavation
The site of illegal excavation in the eastern Turkish province of Tunceli turned out to be an Urartian water cistern. In 2014, people who illegally excavated in the Kalecik Taşı area of Erencik Gorge in Közlüce village in Pülümür district of Tunceli were taken to court. Pülümür Criminal Court of First Instance requested a discovery