Excavations were made in the ancient city of Sebastapolis, located in Tokat Sulusaray and the founding day was not known exactly, ending this year.
The ancient city of Sebastapolis, where the gladiators fought in the past, said it was one of the five largest cities of the Black Sea during the Roman Emperor Trajan.
Sebastapolis, who has the authority to print money as an indicator of the wealth of very few cities in this period, lost the old importance due to the change of major wars, destruction, disasters and transition paths and it was forgotten in time.
Excavation took place for many years
The Board of Directors of Sebastapolis's Tokat City Museum in 1986 with excavations, the work began in the form of excavation and rescue until 1991 until 1991, and studies began in 1991 began in 2013.
“Excavation has been completed”
This year's excavation department in the old city, the permission of the General Department of Cultural Heritage and Museum of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the support of the Director of the Tokat Museum, the University of Ondokuz Mayıs, the Department of Social and Social Sciences, Professor.dr. Dr. Davut Yiğitpaşa and his group.
Excavity work with 8 lecturers, 10 students and 10 workers from different universities starting in July. Dr. Davut Yiğitpaşa, then the students voluntarily participated, he said.
“We completed excavations in September this year,” Yiğitpaşa said, “Our Ministry of Culture and Tourism” our future heritage project. ” We have made the necessary applications.
