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Archaeologists Solve Mystery Of Unexplained Deaths Near “Portal To Hell”
"Any animal that passes inside meets instant death. I threw in sparrows and they immediately breathed their last and fell." ...
The ‘Gate to Hell’ used for ‘god of death’ offerings that killed animals which entered
It's known from historical accounts that the shrine was thought to be a "Gate to Hell" in ancient times, a powerful portal ...
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Deadly ancient 'Pluto's Gate' in Turkey still emits lethal gases
known for its hot springs in southwestern Turkey, archaeologists discovered in 2013 the stone archway known as Pluto's Gate, believed to be the oldest Gate to Hell on Earth. Excavated from amid the ...
The forbidden ‘Gate to Hell’ once used for ancient offerings to ‘god of the underworld’ – and it hides a deadly secret
THE ancient Turkish city of Hierapolis hosts what is believed to be the oldest ‘Gate to Hell’ on Earth. It is a passage once used for animal sacrifices to the Greek god of death, Pluto ...
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Pamukkale: Turkey's 'cotton castle' of white limestone that inspired an ancient cult
Pamukkale is a town in Turkey that's famous for its dazzling ... Hellenistic period — established a thermal spa town called Hierapolis near the travertines in the second century B.C., the ...
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Megan Wong
In southwestern Turkey, two World Heritage sites, Hierapolis and Ephesos were major centres during both of these periods. Specifically, I will use stable carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of human ...