Atlas Obscura
Museum Market in Bodrum, Turkey
Once the ancient capital of Caria, Bodrum (then Halicarnassus) was the birthplace of the father of history, Herodotus, and hosted one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus. Nowadays, the modern city of Bodrum is steeped in its ancient past and ruins can be found through out. However, one place you may not be expecting to find some of its cultural heritage is…
performed rescue excavation of the tomb