June
2011 |
Terrace Houses of
Ephesus |
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Excavating these hillside houses
and putting the pieces together is painstaking work. |
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The same scene from different
perspectives |
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Child's wall drawing - Gladiators |
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The wall decorations are being
restored using natural pigments |
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Mosaics on the floor are remarkably
well preserved. These colors are as they really appeared |
The
brown hue in some of the photos was caused by not using a flash. |
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This was a bathroom |
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Each room had a specific purpose |
Note the bases where columns
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One American University is among the supporters of the restoration of the Terrace Houses - our very own VA Tech! Their archeology students have the opportunity
In the photos below the floor mosaics are seen at a distance and in closeup detail |
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