Turkey: 1,500-year-old house with puppy paw prints and wall illusion discovered

Archaeologists in Turkey recently uncovered paw prints belonging to a dog embedded in floor of a house dating some 1,500 years. According to a research published in Live Science, canine likely stepped on a terra cotta tile that was drying before being fired in a kiln and placed on floor. archaeologists also uncovered a goat’s hoof print in anor tile, as well as outline of a chicken me with someone’s fingers and a plaster wall painted to look like marble and draped curtains. 

During a virtual presentation at Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) and Society for Classical Studies (SCS), Frances Gallart Marqués said, “ tiles with paw prints of a dog seem to be pressed into material of tiles. se tiles have preserved paw prints of dogs and a hoofprint of a goat”. 

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House belonged 5th-century family 

recent discovery was uncovered in remains of a house belonging to an important fifth-century family in Sardis, which is an excavation site in western Turkey. Marqués said that “fanciful” design aestic was found in house which was in use for over 200 years before being destroyed by an earthquake in early seventh century. Furr, he suggested that drawings depicting chickens or ducks were “finger-drawn before tiles were fired”. 

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According to research, floor tiles seem to be matching well with overall decor of house, based on paintings and decor items recovered from walls. archaeologists noted that wall paintings were painted on plaster and h mimic draped curtains and polychrome marble. y also believe that house might have belonged to people involved with military of time based on or objects recovered. 

Apart from paw prints, archaeologists found five-longswords that suggest owners were involved in warfare. Buckles with military-style emblems and a le seal likely for official documents were also discovered from house. It is worth mentioning that Sardis was an ancient city located in modern-day Sart in Turkey’s western Manisa Province, some 270 miles from Istanbul. 

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