Archaeologists discovered a 2100-year-old statue head attributed to Hygieia, also known as the goddess of health, in south-western Turkiye’s ancient city of Laodikeia, Anadolu Agency reports. Archaeologists discovered numerous 2,100-year-old statue fragments, including a statue head attributed to the Hygieia Goddess, while excavating the West Theatre’s stage building in the ancient Laodikeia city of Denizli province. Hygieia is known as the daughter of Asklepios, the ancient god of medicine. Celal Simsek, head of the excavation team, told Anadolu that while the statue head has been discovered, efforts are underway to locate the remaining parts. There is information from multiple sources indicating the existence of a medical school in Laodikeia and its vicinity, Simsek said, stressing that the statute head backs […]
