“Ancient Secrets Unearthed: 1,800-Year-Old Hermes Statue Found Amidst Türkiye’s Greco-Roman Ruins”
However, as The Guardian reported, the project has faced criticism, particularly concerning development plans at certain cultural heritage sites. At the time, archaeologists voiced concern over proposals to construct beach facilities at the ancient site of Phaselis on the Mediterranean coast, fearing such developments could set a dangerous precedent for the preservation of Türkiye’s cultural heritage.
Wikimedia CommonsAspendos’ famous Roman Theater.
“Phaselis is so valuable it deserves to be listed as a Unesco world heritage site,” said Dr. Sevgi Temiz, president of the Turkish Association of Archaeologists’ Antalya branch. “If the court rules in favour of this plan, it will set a precedent. It will pave the way for public beaches to be created within any ancient city situated on the shoreline.”
But while some elements of the project may be controversial within the archaeological community, the broader scope of the initiative seems to be paying off, given how much archaeologists have unearthed in just a few short months.
After learning about this Hermes statue found in Aspendos, read about the Zeus statue head that was unearthed in Aphrodisias. Then, read about the Hermes statue that was found intact in a Bulgarian sewer.
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