I thought some of the ancient sites I saw while in Turkey were reasonably… ancient, but recently a team of archeologists have unearthed a temple believed to be 11,500 years old near Sanliurfa – in the country’s south east – a structure that considerably pre-dates a number of other historic sites around the world.
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World’s oldest temple unearthed in Sanliurfa, Turkey
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 24 February, 2010 to the comment subset
I can’t believe it’s Istanbul, not Constantinople
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 4 January, 2010 to the photography subset
A selection of photochroms from the Flickr blog, somewhat singularly titled It’s Istanbul not Constantinople…
Istanbul was Constantinople. Now it’s Istanbul not Constantinople.
Photo: a minaret belonging to the Ayasofya, Istanbul
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 11 December, 2009 to the snap shots subset
One of the Ayasofya Mosque’s minarets, Istanbul, Turkey.
Photo: the lake at Pergamon, Turkey
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 30 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
Pergamon, Turkey. The view made the trek up the hill worthwhile.
Photo: remains of the ancient city of Pergamon in Turkey
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 29 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
Ruins of an Ancient Greek city built at Pergamon, in Turkey.
I’ll post a larger scale image to Flickr soon which offers a slightly better, less cropped, perspective.
Photo: we can’t get enough of the hot springs at Pamukkale
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 28 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
There’s no doubt the hot springs at Pamukkale are a crowd pleaser.
Photo: on the white terraces of Pamukkale
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 27 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
You could almost be forgiven for thinking there was a ski-resort at Pamukkale.
Photo: some hot springs to call our own at Pamukkale
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 26 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
Empty pools at Pamukkale, that was a rare sight…
Photo: get to Pamukkale early and get a hot pool on the edge
Posted by John Lampard on Friday, 23 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
Sitting on the edge at Pamukkale, Turkey.
Photo: walking on sunshine at Pamukkale
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 22 October, 2009 to the snap shots subset
I feel as if I’m walking on water at Pamukkale.
