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Scunner · « **on:** August 19, 2011, 00:00:44 AM »

Hurriyet Daily News reports New excavation work in the ancient city of Tlos in Mugla's Fethiye district has unearthed several ancient sculptures of Roman emperors.

The archaeological team found sculptures of Roman emperors Hadrian; Antonius Pius and his daughter Faistinaminor; Mareus Aurellus as well as the Goddess Issis, according to Taner Korkut, who is leading the dig.

Full story: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=excavations-at-tlos-reveal-roman-works-2011-08-18

peecee · « **Reply #1 on:** August 19, 2011, 07:06:25 AM »

wow, must go there again

legless · « **Reply #2 on:** August 19, 2011, 08:19:17 AM »

Certainly worth a look
Ron

Jacqui Harvey · « **Reply #3 on:** August 19, 2011, 09:06:51 AM »

How wonderful, It would be nice to see them being left at Tlos, maybe in a purpose built Museum, but I bet they will get whipped off to somewhere like Istanbul.

Scunner · « **Reply #4 on:** August 19, 2011, 09:12:09 AM »

Beats a couple of broken old pots doesn't it

GordonA · « **Reply #5 on:** August 19, 2011, 20:27:23 PM »

Well, at least these won't be stolen, & shipped off to the U.K. by someone like Lord Elgin!!

stoop · « **Reply #6 on:** August 19, 2011, 20:57:56 PM »

The middle one looks (h)armless

lissa · « **Reply #7 on:** August 20, 2011, 19:45:02 PM »

Would be great if they were exhibited in the Fethiye museum. There are many statues in the garden there, and it is well worth visiting. Smaller items are exhibited inside and the museum has been renovated recently.

hugh shaw · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2011, 00:04:45 AM »

Why should these sculptures be shipped anywhere there are people who have lived all there lives in Tilos scraching a living from tourism and farming and they need the atraction if anyone wants to see them its easy to get there now just jump on a dolmus.

peecee · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2011, 08:43:35 AM »

Totally agree with you Hugh shaw but will the Turkish Gov't?. agree. If I remember correctly a couple of years ago I read that all the entrance fees for these sites go to the Gov't? the locals get nothing:-\

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