Greek Gods and Ancient Mortals ‘Resurrected’ in Terracotta Figurines Discovered in Turkey
As reported in Live Science, February 14, 2021. Archaeologists have discovered dozens of terracotta figurines that are over 2,000 years old, including ones that depict gods, goddesses, men, women, cavalry and animals. Some of the figurines still had paint on them and some had inscriptions — and all...
Main Author: | Yasemin Saplakoglu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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ACoSt - Association for Coroplastic Studies
2022-03-01
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Series: | Les Carnets de l’ACoSt |
Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/acost/3046 |
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