November
23
/ 2023
Previous teams of archaeologists excavating in the former Roman city archive of Doliche, Turkey, discovered hoards of clay stamps used to seal official Roman documents. Now, another 2,000 of these Roman seals have been unearthed, each one depicting a different deity and configuration of religious symbolism. Roman Seals Uncovered in Roman Doliche Doliche is an ancient Roman city located near Gaziantep, in southern Turkey. Dating back to Hittite times, around the 2nd millennium BC, over the centuries Doliche experienced various cultural influences, from Hittite and Persian to Greek and Roman. Located strategically at the crossroads of major trade routes, connecting the Mediterranean coast to the Anatolian Plateau, during the Roman period Doliche was a chief pilgrimage site. Having travelled hundreds
