Monumental Tomb Uncovered in Ancient Greek City of Olympos in Turkey

Monumental Tomb Uncovered in Ancient Greek City of Olympos in Turkey

Tombs, houses, and workshops on the western part of Olympus Necropolis Street. Credit: Seckinevcim / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Archaeologists excavating the ancient Greek city of Olympos (Greek: Ὄλυμπος), present-day Turkey, have uncovered a monumental tomb believed to belong to a wealthy aristocratic woman, shedding new light on elite burial traditions in one of ancient Lycia’s most important coastal cities. The discovery was made in the…