Prof. Serdar Aybek

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2,000 Bronze Statue Fragments Found in Ancient Scrap Yard

20 January 2025

Archaeologists in Izmir, Turkey have made an extraordinary discovery in the ancient city of Metropolis: Approximately 2,000 bronze statue fragments...

Anatolian Archeology, Classical Archeology, News

Lovingly gazing mosaics restored in Turkey’s Metropolis

16 October 2021

In the ancient city of Metropolis in the Torbali district of the western Izmir province, mosaics portraying Eros, the Greek...

2,000 Bronze Statue Fragments Found in Ancient Scrap Yard

Lovingly gazing mosaics restored in Turkey’s Metropolis

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