Medieval History
Glasswork from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires has been discovered during the Marmaray excavations in Istanbul. Experts previously believed Ottomans did not develop a unique glasswork style.
Archaeologists have discovered unique glasswork from the Ottoman Empire for the first time in the Marmaray excavations Istanbul?s Sirkeci neighborhood, as well as 2,000 year-old glasswork from the Romans and Byzantines.
Speaking to Anatolia news agency, Do?u? University Industrial Designs Department Chairman Üzlifat Özgümü? said the excavations, which have gone on since 2007, were the world?s largest and the most important excavations.
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Medieval History
Marmaray dig reveals Byzantine and Ottoman glasswork
Glasswork from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires has been discovered during the Marmaray excavations in Istanbul. Experts previously believed Ottomans did not develop a unique glasswork style.
Archaeologists have discovered unique glasswork from the Ottoman Empire for the first time in the Marmaray excavations Istanbul?s Sirkeci neighborhood, as well as 2,000 year-old glasswork from the Romans and Byzantines.
Speaking to Anatolia news agency, Do?u? University Industrial Designs Department Chairman Üzlifat Özgümü? said the excavations, which have gone on since 2007, were the world?s largest and the most important excavations.
Click here to read this article from Hurriyet Daily News
- 2,000-year-old Relief Bust Found In Turkey
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