Excavations at the ancient city of Olympos in Turkey's Antalya Province have produced one of the site's most significant finds in recent years, a previously unknown monumental tomb containing an ornate marble sarcophagus believed to have belonged to a member of the city's aristocratic elite, likely a wealthy woman of high social standing. The discovery adds a major new chapter to what is already one of the most layered archaeological sites on Turkey's southern Mediterranean coastline, and it underscores just how much of Olympos remains buried and undocumented despite decades of excavation. Olympos has always given up its secrets slowly, and this tomb is a reminder that the ground beneath the site holds more than anyone has yet mapped or imagined. The sarcophagus belonged to one woman whose name is still unknown. The city around her is still introducing itself.
Why ancient Olympos is one of Turkey’s most important archaeological sites
