Secret tunnels discovered under Turkish castle
Excavation of the passages beneath Niksar Castle is on hold due to lack of staff and expired permits.
Two hidden Roman tunnels have been discovered under Turkey’s Niksar Castle in Tokat province, northern Anatolia.
Exposed during restoration work, one of the tunnels runs south beneath the castle towards a stream outside, while the other heads north and is thought to have given access to nearby Roman baths.
Although excavation of the 100m-long tunnels is on hold due to
The Art Newspaper
January 21, 2014
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a lack of staff and expired permits, Halis Şahin of the Tokat Museum says that they will continue to be cleared through 2014.