Sarcophagus Rescued from Treasure Hunters

'Sarcophagus found by Turkish farmer transferred to museum'

An 18-century-old sarcophagus thought to be belonging to the Late Roman Empire was unearthed and transferred to a museum after it was found by a farmer in the İznik district of Bursa last week. The sarcophagus weighing nearly 7 tons was found by farmer Hatice Süren, who went to an olive grove near the Hisardere area, last week. She informed the gendarmerie and excavations were launched in the area to unearth the sarcophagus. Archeologists found out that the sarcophagus had been partially damaged by treasure hunters.

It is quite clear that in some unenlightened countries, anything left in the ground will be damaged by ignorant peasants, we need to save history by placing it in collections.