2,400 years old kitchen, 'woman's room' found in Patara ancient city

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A kitchen and a "woman's room," which are estimated to be 2,400 years old, have been found during excavations in the ancient city of Patara in Antalya, southern Turkey.

The "woman's room" included a mirror, ornaments and fragrance bottles.

With the new revelation, the Tepecik area has become the area with the oldest findings and architectural structures, the head of the excavation team, Assoc. Prof. Erkan Dündar, told the state-run Anadolu Agency (AA).

With the excavations there, they reached information about the residential lives of the people in the Lycian Union era and also found a military garrison, Dündar added.

"The soldiers who stay in the garrison would bring their families here. Like military housing," he noted.

"We found the kitchen items together. We found crush pots, storage containers, oil pots, casserole dishes and a trivet, which we regard highly important," said Dündar. (EMK/VK)