Relics of Armenian, Assyrian monuments found in Turkey

15:32 • 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.
 

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