Archaeologists in Turkey have uncovered a nearly complete, headless marble statue of the goddess Athena in the West Theater of Laodicea, an ancient city famed for its wealth and textile production.

In the 2025 excavation season, researchers in the ancient city of Laodicea discovered a 2,050-year-old Roman-era assembly building. It has an architectural design that has not been seen before in ...

Excavations in the ancient city of Laodicea in southwestern Türkiye – part of UNESCO’s Tentative List of World Heritage Sites – have uncovered a 2,000-year-old assembly building, believed to be the ...

Following the completion of its restoration, Türkiye's ancient Laodicean Theater just hosted its first performance after 1,690 years of silence. The İzmir State Symphony Orchestra performed a concert ...

Archaeologists recently unearthed the remains of a massive Roman council hall in Turkey – and the site holds carvings linked to early Christian worship. The discovery, found in the ancient city of ...

Over the past two decades, excavations at Laodicea, the Roman provincial capital of Phrygia in modern-day Turkey, have produced some remarkable finds. These have included frescoed travertine walls, a ...

A stunning 2-metre white marble statue of the ancient Greek goddess Athena has been unearthed by archaeologists in Laodicea, ...

An excavation within Laodicea uncovered a 2,100-year-old statue head of the goddess Hygieia. Revered as the goddess of health and cleanliness, statues of Hygieia were often located at key healing ...

A 2,200-year-old theater in southwestern Turkey’s ancient city of Laodicea (Laodikya) is set to reopen in the summer after its restoration. Laodicea is located in Turkey’s southwestern Denizli ...