Artifacts September 1, 2011
Tombstone for the Gladiator Diodorus
(© Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels)
Features January 1, 2011
The Tomb of Hecatomnus – Milas, Turkey
Turkish authorities have arrested looters who are suspected of tunneling their way into one of antiquity's most intriguing tombs. The looters reached the underground chamber, which lies below a temple to Zeus near the town of Milas, by digging in from a nearby house and an adjacent barn.
Features January 1, 2011
Allianoi – Turkey
A reservoir created by a new hydroelectric dam in western Turkey will soon permanently flood the ruins of the Roman-era bath complex of Allianoi.
