Excavations are underway at the Roman-era bathhouse, the only surviving structure of the ancient city of Herakleia in Milas, Muğla, southwestern Türkiye. As part of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism’s “Legacy for the Future” project, significant findings have been uncovered at the site, located in the Kapıkırı neighborhood of Herakleia, which was once a port town on the shores of Lake Bafa. Over time, the port lost its function as the mouth of the gulf was blocked by alluvial deposits from the Menderes River, causing the settlement to shrink. Professor Zeliha Gider Büyüközer, chair of the Department of Archaeology…
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