Treasure Hunters Damage Ancient Rock Carvings After Non-existent ‘Hidden Treasures’
<div class="field field-name-field-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" rel="schema:primaryImageOfPage og:image rdfs:seeAlso" resource="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Adamlayalar-rock-reliefs.jpg?itok=x0goR5Rn"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://www.ancient-origins.net/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/field/image/Adamlayalar-rock-reliefs.jpg?itok=x0goR5Rn" width="610" height="377" alt="Some of the figures at Adamkayalar. Source: Oleg Znamenskiy/Adobe Stock" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="schema:description content:encoded"><p>The Adamkayalar reliefs, located in Mersin Province’s? southern region, near the southern coast of? Turkey, have recently suffered damage from treasure hunters and need urgent protection to avoid irreparable damage and loss, according to a university expert.</p>
<p>Murat Durukan, head of Mersin University's Archaeology Department, emphasized the significance of the Adamkayalar site, comparing it to the renowned?
Nemrut? and?
Göbeklitepe? sites. He urged for immediate action to classify Adamkayalar as an archaeological site and to develop and implement a preservation project.</p>
<p>The site features nine niches on cliff faces, showcasing detailed sculptures known as “Man-rocks.” These include carvings of eleven men, four women, two children, and an ibex.</p>
<p>Durukan highlighted Adamkayalar's potential as a tourist attraction, located 60 kilometers (37 miles) west of Mersin city. He suggested that with the addition of facilities, security, cameras, and lighting, Adamkayalar could become a prominent tourist spot.</p>
<p>Implementing these straightforward projects swiftly could turn Adamkayalar into a new tourism highlight for both Mersin and Anatolia, he stated, according to? <a href="
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ancient-reliefs-become-target-of-treasure-hunters-186547" rel="nofollow">Hurriyet Daily News[/url].</p>
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