Author
MANSEL, Arif Müfit
Author Original
MANSEL, Arif Müfit
Publication Date
1940-01
Publication Place
Ankara -
Ankara: Turkish Historical Society Printing House
Type
Periodical
Language
Arabic
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Library
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya - UOC Library
Library Asset ID
ISSN: 0041-4255, DOI: 10.37879/ttkbelleten.1417064
Record ID
cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_45237847e45b46889368149d77627e34
Library Location
DOAJ Directory of Open Access Journals
Date
1940-01
Notes
The researches carried out by the Turkish Historical Society in various parts of Thrace since 1936 have failed to produce significant results every year. These researches have revealed that Thrace, which has long been considered a poor region in terms of ancient antiquities, was not like that at all and was full of important artifacts. In fact, it is impossible to come across the ruins of large cities and the remains of magnificent stone or marble buildings in Thrace. However, in the vicinity of today's cities and villages, there are numerous concentrated stacked hills on high ridges. These ruined hills or tumuli, which have long attracted the attention of travelers who have traveled through Thrace and whose nature remained unknown for a long time, were shown by the French archaeologist A. Dumont to be related to Herodotus' (V, 8) anecdote about the funeral customs of the Thracians, and thus proved that these were nothing but tomb monuments.
