Finest sarcophagus

This elaborately carved sarcophagus is considered one of the finest in the world. The word sarcophagus comes from the idea that the container itself ATE the flesh of the dead person because when it was opened there would be just a skeleton.

Istanbul: Archaeology and Feasts

August 6th 2011
One of Phil's fascinations with Turkey is the archaeology from many different civilizations. So of course we had to go to the Archaeology Museum in the grounds of Topkapi Palace. The museum is in several buildings and separated into eras. In the oldest section, in a large display on cuneiform writing, we saw the oldest known poem, a love poem, inscribed into clay with minute writing that wo ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Marmara » Istanbul » Sultanahmet

Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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