Persian art

Treasure hunters in a field in the Central Anatolian province of Karaman’s Sarıveliler district have damaged unique ancient mosaics underground, after using a caterpillar excavator in their hunt. The scandal was revealed by a teacher who had returned to his village during the holiday period.

The Yamaç Houses in the ancient city of Ephesus are now puzzle central, as researchers look to fit together hundreds of thousands of pieces from mosaics to restore the magnificent pictures that used to adorn the abodes’ walls They might not be applying for a Guinness Record, but archaeologists in İzmir have got down to work on one of the world’s largest puzzles, painstakingly pieci