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Farmer discovers large Byzantine-era pithos in central Turkey

A Farmer ploughing his field in Turkey's central Niğde province discovered a large pithos believed to be dating back to the Byzantine period, reports said Monday. Credit: IHAThe unidentified farmer in Niğde's Altunhisar district came across what he thought was a rock as he was ploughing the field near Kınık neighbourhood. He got out of his tractor and started digging around the rock and found the pithos. (adsbygoogle =...

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