United Nations Photo - A worker carefully unearths a boat at the Yenikapi Archeological Excavation site. This site dates back to the Byzantine era.

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Headline Archaeologists Unearth Ancient Trade Harbour at Yenikapi, Turkey

Caption Description A worker carefully unearths a boat at the Byzantine-era Yenikapi Archaeological Excavation site, in Istanbul, Turkey.
The site, seen by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during his official visit to Turkey, contains the remains of a Constantinople trade harbour dating back more than a thousand years.

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NICA ID 515873

Production Date 06/02/2012 5:04:02 AM

City/Location Istanbul

Country Turkey

Credit UN Photo/Evan Schneider

File size 6.53 MB