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Restoration work begins at Prusias Ad Hypium Ancient City in Düzce
With support from Düzce Municipality, the excavation area has been expanded to 6,500 square meters. The restoration, set to begin at year-end, aims to open the ancient city to tourism.
A significant milestone was reached this year in the excavation work that has been ongoing for about 7 years at the Prusias Ad Hypium Ancient City in Düzce's Konuralp district. The excavation area, which was 4,000 square meters in 2019, has been expanded to 6,500 square meters as of 2026. With approval from the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, restoration projects will begin at the end of the year.
In the ancient city, where remains from the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods have been unearthed, important artifacts such as a Medusa head, an Alexander the Great head, an Apollo statue, a lion mosaic, a Byzantine water storage pool and an Ottoman bath have been added to the inventory so far.
Raşit Aydın, an art historian at the Düzce Municipality Culture Affairs Directorate, told AA correspondent that they concentrated on the southwestern section of the theater area in the 2026 excavation season. Aydın said, "This year we are mostly encountering architectural remains from the late Roman period. Konuralp continues to surprise us with its surprises."
Aydın stated that 99 percent of the theater excavation has been completed, and they plan the end of 2026 and 2027 as restoration years. "Our projects were submitted to the Ministry and approved. With the restoration, walking paths will be added to the site, and it will gain the status of an archaeological site," he said.
Emphasizing that the ancient city is home to the largest and only ancient theater in the Western Black Sea Region, Aydın said, "This is a true imperial theater. There has been a significant increase in visitor numbers recently. It can be visited free of charge every day."
Pointing out that Prusias Ad Hypium has an uninterrupted settlement history of 2,500-2,600 years, Aydın added that stadium and bath remains may also lie underground.
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