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SIIRT, TURKEY—Archaeologists digging ahead of the Ilisu Dam in southeastern Turkey have unearthed bronze items, pots, pans, beads, pins, and silver artwork at the site of a Roman castle dating to the fourth century A.D. According to Haluk Sağlamtimur of Ege University, the castle is the last of the Roman Empire in the east. A set of game stones was also found during the rescue operation. “We think that it might be the father of chess or a war game in ancient times,” said Sağlamtimur.
