Secret History
The discovery of the Colosseum, which has been preserved under the ground between olive and fig groves, has created excitement in the world of archeology.
Inspired by the notes of European travelers who traveled in the region about 200 years ago, archaeologists discovered the only example of the Colosseum in Rome. There are seven to eight similar examples in Anatolia but they have not survived until today.
The research team, who discovered the remains of a medium-sized amphitheater with a diameter of about 100 meters, whose walls are about 14-15 meters high and has rows of seats, is about to complete the surveys in the region.
While it was observed that treasure hunters caused great damage to the approximately 2,700-year-old artifacts in the region from the Roman period, important findings were obtained during the preliminary examinations. After the completion of the excavations and the unearthing of the Colosseum, the ancient city of Mastaura is expected to be the only example in the world. It was reported that the excavation works will begin in late 2020.
The head of the excavations, Sedat Akkurnaz, a member of the archaeology department at Aydın Adnan Menderes University, said the ancient city of Mastaura is a small one located four kilometers from central Nazilli.
"People lived here for about 2,500 years. They moved to Nazilli 200-300 years ago. Mastaura is an important ancient settlement that has been known for nearly 200 years. When European travelers came to visit Anatolia in the 18th century, they also visited Mastaura and shared information about it. When we examined the notes of those travelers, we saw that they gave very interesting information about Mastaura. This interesting information that catches our attention was that there was an amphitheater in Mastaura. Then we intensified our research on the amphitheater and we discovered the location of this amphitheater about a week ago."
Akkurnaz said that they found the remains of the structure and since it is a privately owned land, they are making the necessary talks with the ministry to protect this place.
Stating that works continued on the amphitheater, which is believed to have been built 2,700 years ago in the Roman-era, Akkurnaz said, "There are seven-eight known examples in Anatolia. But these samples are not as well preserved as this one in Mastaura. While most of the examples there were destroyed or the materials moved elsewhere, this amphitheater in Mastaura is an important ancient amphitheater with seats under olive trees and an orchestra."
He said that they were about finish this year's work and will continue working next year.
Ruins from 5,000 years ago
Akkurnaz said that they photograph the artifacts they find there and make drawings and measurements to determine which civilizations, periods and dates they belong to.
"We have been doing research around Nazilli and have found historical artifacts in many different places starting from 5,000 years ago until recently. Here, ceramic pieces are found, too. We examine and determine the periods they belong to with our students," he said.
Aydın Culture and Tourism Provincial Director Umut Tuncer said that the newly founded structure is one of the rare arenas in Anatolia.
"We have some theaters in our region that we have identified before, but these theaters were in the shape of half a moon. This is a complete Colosseum structure. There is no such strong structure in Anatolia," Tuncer added.
Reader Comments
They were constructed by the people who lived there before Turks arrived from Central Asia.
Turks are not indigenous to Turkey. They simply renamed the land.
In fact, Turkey has destroyed nearly all the churches, villages, homes, and ancient monuments built by the Christian people in what is known today as Turkey. Turkey genocided these Christians in 1915: Assyrians, Armenians, and Greeks.
What is left of Armenia (only 2.5 million people), by the way, is currently under seige by Turkey and its Turkic ally, Azerbaijan.
Few Armenian churches in Turkey are even left standing, and those that are are in decrepit condition:
See article and photo: [Link]
Here is a video of Azerbaijani soldiers destroying an ancient Armenian cemetery: [Link]
Pinches of salt at the ready for some of the narrative.
Makes me think about selling all and moving into the highest abandoned cave carved dwelling I can find, and playing sage.
RC
Some of her older vids are really good too.
New agey history-channel-digital-bodhran-and-didgeridoo classics ain't exactly the top of my pops either.
If you were to tar the whole of academe according to its recent Coronavirus shenanigans, you wouldn't believe anything that came out of there at all, would you?
Aside from that, every few days in the Secret History section, we get yet another 'First!', and the ensueing "Ah, pull the other one" feelings are usually far more reliable than anything in the article.
And another thing, until archeologists deal with their The Savages That Built Stonehenge problem, why would a sentient person believe them about one thing regarding antiquity?
If you were to tar the whole of academe according to its recent Coronavirus shenanigans, you wouldn't believe anything that came out of there at all, would you?No!
However, some do speak out against it, to be fair.
Aside from that, every few days in the Secret History section, we get yet another 'First!', and the ensueing "Ah, pull the other one" feelings are usually far more reliable than anything in the article.That's politics!
And another thing, until archeologists deal with their The Savages That Built Stonehenge problem, why would a sentient person believe them about one thing regarding antiquity?The Great Pyramid is another. Obviously built by an advanced civilisation, but officialdom cannot accept that, so it is explained away with dumbass theories that make no sense. Perhaps much older than currently believed also?
Another problem is, if you take the other view and say "Well, Stonehenge and The Great Pyramid were obviously machines", in the broad scheme of things it's easy to get stuck in a subjective 21st Century conceptual trap of what constitutes 'a machine'.
Some people think that the great European cathedrals were 'machines'.
RC
They would rather drink motor oil than admit that there was such a thing as ROMAN ARMENIA on their soil prior to their invasion, destruction and occupation of it.
(Wiki excerpt) Following the fall of the Artaxiad dynasty after Pompey's campaign in Armenia in 66 BC, the Kingdom of Armenia was often contested between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire during the Roman–Parthian Wars. Throughout most of its history during this period, under the reign of the Arsacid Dynasty, the Armenian nobility was divided among Roman-loyalists, Parthian-loyalists or neutrals.Armenia often served as a client state or vassal at the frontier of the two large empires and their successors, the Byzantine and Sassanid empires. During the Byzantine–Sasanian wars, Armenia was ultimately partitioned into Byzantine Armenia and Persian Armenia.
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*Maybe with Woodstock's brown acid. Now there's Entwistle's french horn. I saw him and Moon with the Who. Both GREAT.
RC
A few more....
The Smoke - My Friend Jack....[Link]
The Creation - Through My Eyes....[Link]
The Beatles - Rain....[Link]
etc.
It's like 'Celts'. It's more of a curation than anything else.
In a similar way people retroactively create movie genres: 'Film Noir', 'Eurospy', 'Bodice Ripper', or music genres: 'Northern Soul', 'Garage Punk'.
etc.
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