350-Year-Old Ottoman Bath Excites Archaeologists
Date
10/18/2023 11:03:01 PM
(MENAFN- Famagusta Gazette) Turkish archaeologists are continuing their research after unearthing a 350-year-old Ottoman bath during ongoing excavations in Türkiye's northwestern province of Canakkale last month.
After the excavation team found two tombstones during previous excavations, it concluded that there was a bathhouse on the site.
The inscriptions on the gravestones indicated that the graves belonged to the bath attendant and his assistant, which led the team to uncover the remains of the bath.
Following the finding, experts in art history and restoration have secured the interior of the bath with a temporary steel structure, with plans to restore it and open it to visitors.
The Turkish baths, also known as hammams, were important in the Ottoman period not only for maintaining cleanliness but also for healing, as it was believed that the high humidity and temperature of the environment could cure many illnesses.
With a history of 2,700 years, the ancient city of Parion was an important port city of the Roman Empire period, added the expert, noting that the excavation works have been ongoing in the area since 2015 by a team from Ondokuz Mayis University.
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