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Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Mud may have preserved Turkish city 700 years ago, archaeologists say - The Denver Post

Mud may have preserved Turkish city 700 years ago, archaeologists say

By Jennifer Pinkowski

DEMRE, Turkey — In the fourth century A.D., a bishop named Nicholas transformed the city of Myra, on the Mediterranean coast of what is now Turkey, into a Christian capital.

Nicholas was later canonized, becoming the St. Nicholas of Christmas fame. Myra had a much unhappier fate.

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