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Bathonea excavations shed light on Istanbul’s history - ARCHAEOLOGY

Bathonea excavations shed light on Istanbul’s history

ISTANBUL - Anadolu Agency

The Bathonea excavations that have been continuing in the Küçükçekmece lake basin for five years fill a gap in Istanbul’s chronology by revealing traces from 2,000 B.C.

The head of the excavations, Associate Professor Şengül Aydıngün said the first years were spent on cleaning, researching, mapping and geophysical work, while diggings started as of 2011-2012.

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