Tomb of Ancient Greek Boxer in Turkey Thought to be Islamic Shrine Undergoes Conservation

Tomb of Ancient Greek Boxer in Turkey Thought to be Islamic Shrine Undergoes Conservation

Shrine in Turkey Turns Out to be Tomb of Ancient Greek Boxer Diagoras. Credit: Akreofili/ Vici.org CC0 A rare ancient tomb in southwestern Turkey, long believed to be an Islamic shrine, is now the focus of a new conservation project after archaeologists confirmed it as the tomb of a famous ancient Greek boxer. Authorities have begun preservation and landscape work at the pyramid-shaped tomb overlooking the hills near Turgut in the Marmaris distr…