Burial chamber discovered in Turkey’s Kastamonu

A burial chamber has been unearthed in the Kayı village of the Daday district in the northern Turkish province of Kastamonu.

The burial chamber is believed to have been built for a noble person named Paphlagonia who lived in the region up to 2,000 years ago.  

The chamber, which has been damaged because of illegal excavations, has a diameter of 22 meters and is five meters in height. The restored chamber has similarities with mausoleums built by the Romans, according to officials.

Şahin Yıldırım, an academic at Bartın University’s archaeology department, said they initiated work in the region last year after being notified of an illegal excavation. Read more.