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RELICS OF ARMENIAN, ASSYRIAN MONUMENTS FOUND IN TURKEY
tert.am
22.06.12
Researchers from Turkey's Batman University have uncovered relics of
350 churches, monasteries, castles, springs and other constructions.
According to Sondakika.com, the majority of the monuments belonged
to the Armenians. The residents of villages have reportedly used the
historical stones for building their houses and cattle sheds.
The studies were conducted by a group of five scholars, headed by
Mehmed Emin Shei, a doctor at the University.
The group was stunned to see an Armenian cross stone from the Taspinar
Castle used in one of the villages of Sasun region.
An Armenian inscription on the stones of a stable is also said to
have attracted the researchers' attention.
"The study is being conducted for the first time, and it throws light
upon the hidden history in Batman," Shei was quoted as saying.
tert.am
22.06.12
Researchers from Turkey's Batman University have uncovered relics of
350 churches, monasteries, castles, springs and other constructions.
According to Sondakika.com, the majority of the monuments belonged
to the Armenians. The residents of villages have reportedly used the
historical stones for building their houses and cattle sheds.
The studies were conducted by a group of five scholars, headed by
Mehmed Emin Shei, a doctor at the University.
The group was stunned to see an Armenian cross stone from the Taspinar
Castle used in one of the villages of Sasun region.
An Armenian inscription on the stones of a stable is also said to
have attracted the researchers' attention.
"The study is being conducted for the first time, and it throws light
upon the hidden history in Batman," Shei was quoted as saying.