Archaeologists Unearth Temple of Aphrodite in Turkey

Aphrodite of Cnidus, Roman marble copy of Greek statue by Praxiteles, c. 350 BCE; in the Vatican Museum.

Researchers surveying the Urla-Çeşme peninsula in western Turkey have unearthed a sixth-century B.C. temple dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite. The team discovered part of a statue of a woman and a terracotta sculpture of a female head, as well as an inscription stating that “This is the sacred area.” https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/2500-year-old-temple-aphrodite-found-turkey-180976694/