Extensive Marble Floor of Ancient Agora Uncovered in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine

Extensive Marble Floor of Ancient Agora Uncovered in Turkey - Archaeology Magazine

GERMENCIK, TURKEY—Türkiye Today reports that Turkish archaeologists led by Gorkem Kokdemir of Ankara University at the site of Magnesia in western Turkey have uncovered an extensive 2,400-year-old area paved with well-preserved marble slabs that once formed part of the city’s agora. In ancient Greek settlements, the agora served as a city’s main religious, administrative, and social center. Before archaeologists began excavating Magnesia’s main …