Excavations in Olympos reveal ancient mosaics and sacred inscriptions

Excavations in Olympos reveal ancient mosaics and sacred inscriptions

Excavations in Olympos, Antalya province, have uncovered mosaic floors and inscriptions within a 5th-century church, part of a year-round project backed by Türkiye’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Olympos, once a vibrant city of the Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, has yielded many significant structures during an ongoing study, including churches, a bishop’s palace, and monumental tombs. The latest phase of work focused on Church No…

Ancient mosaics and sacred inscriptions uncovered in Turkey’s Olympos reveal early Christian history

Archaeologists who have been working at the ancient city of Olympos in the southern Antalya province of Turkey have discovered beautifully preserved mosaics and an inscription at the entrance of a fifth-century church. The excavation, supported by Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has been a year-round activity for the past four years and continues […]