Roman-Era Mask Reliefs Found in Theater - Archaeology Magazine

Roman-Era Mask Reliefs Found in Theater - Archaeology Magazine

OSMANIYE, TURKEY—An additional five mask reliefs have been revealed in the theater area at the site of Kastabala in southern Turkey, bringing the total number of mask reliefs discovered this year to 36, according to an Anadolu Agency report. The settlement’s 5,000-seat theater has been dated to the first century A.D. One of the newly uncovered reliefs depicts an elderly philosopher, said Faris Demir of Osmaniye Korkut Ata University. “This indic…