Sunday, July 23, 2006

Chron.com | 1,500-year-old Byzantine port discovered

"1,500-year-old Byzantine port discovered

By BENJAMIN HARVEY Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

ISTANBUL, Turkey — It seems a typical scene of urban decay: abandoned buildings, crumbling walls, trash and broken wine bottles.

Yet it's more than 1,500 years old. Engineers uncovered these ruins of an ancient Byzantine port during drilling for a huge underground rail tunnel."

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