The 11th-12th-century church was destroyed by fire and unearthed at Pisidia

A large ancient church of the ancient city of Pisidia, located in the southern province of Yalvaç Isparta has just been unearthed as a result of a devastating fire.

Accordingly, this ancient church could have been built in the 6th century after which it was burned down by a terrifying flare fire around the 11th or 12th century BC. - Professor Mehmet Özhanlı Süleyman Demirel of the University of Archeology said in a statement.

And he said that this archaeological site continues to provide important clues about the history of ancient formation and culture of the locality thousands of years ago.  

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' We believe there is a great fire that destroyed the church around the 11th or 12th centuries. This is one of the three largest ancient churches of the ancient city of Pisidia thousands of years ago and this excavation process. expected to last and complete until December 2016 '. - Mehmet Özhanlı Süleyman Demirel said.

The discovery of the fire at the church showed that many layers of marble walls were removed, lime melted, there was a Seljuk coin found in a burning layer north of the church.

It is estimated that this church could be built on the foundation of a temple that was built and destroyed during the Antonine period and as of now there have been four ancient churches unearthed right at the old town of Pisidia and wish Each church can accommodate up to 300 people.

It is known that the ancient city of Pisidia used to be the living place of the Paleolithic Age community from 3000 to 8000 years of BC. In the 11th century, Pisidia was occupied by the Turks of Seljuk and later, the ancient city frequently changed the right to occupy between the Byzantine Empire and the Turks until 1176.

Huynh Dung ( According to Hurriyetdailynews)