Scientists, Prof. from Selçuk University. Dr. He said that during the excavations carried out in the ancient city of Anemury, led by Mehmet Tekojak, four graves, three adults and one newborn child, were found. The remains of the latter were in a trading amphora.

First, researchers discovered the remains of a newborn boy buried in a merchant’s amphora. According to Tekojak, this is the first tomb discovered in Anemuria. Then there were the finds of three more skeletons that had been hastily buried in the ground. Presumably, these may be the remains of the child’s family.

Previously, three more skeletons (two adults and a child) were discovered at this site. According to archaeologists, these findings draw attention as the tombs are outside the necropolis of the ancient city. Tekojak noted that there may be a church at this site that archaeologists do not yet know. Or their graves were made in his garden.

What is known about the city of Anemuri

The ruins of the port city of Anemuria, which reliably existed in the Hellenistic era, cover an area of ​​​​about 600 hectares. It was abandoned in the 7th century. And only in the 19th century, this city was discovered by the English admiral and explorer Francis Beaufort. However, the first excavations in it began much later – in the 1960s.

The port city of Anemuri / Photo by Hürriyet Daily News

It is divided into two parts: the lower city and the castle. Among other things, AD 1.-4. The necropolis with its perfectly preserved mosaics, as well as about 350 tombs dating back to the 19th century, the remains of a large theater with a capacity of 900 people, churches, baths, aqueducts and lighthouse have survived. Our days from Anemuria.