archaeology
-
Olympos: The Last Smoke of the Lycian Flame (part 1)
Dust of Time Entering the Labyrinth You’re walking a trail that smells like pine, salt, and something else — something like fire,…
-
World Without Logos: Athena in the Ashes of Empires
Abandoned Pantheons Ashes on the Altar On a slope in the Cilician mountains, the wind whispers in Greek. The words mean nothing…
-
Okuzlu: The Last Church on the Slope
Dust of Time Entering the Labyrinth You climb a rural road where asphalt never existed. Since the days of the Roman Empire,…
-
Ship in the Fog: Trajan’s Final Journey (Selinus. Part 2)
Dust of Ages (Trajan in Selinus) 117 AD. Marcus Ulpius Trajan — not just an emperor, but a soldier, a general, a…
-
Selinus: The Cenotaph Above the Abyss (part 1)
Dust of Time Entrance to the Labyrinth You approach the sea, but it does not greet you. It breathes — raggedly, heavily,…
-
Heracles, Who Tired of Eternity
Artifact of Inevitability A Glance Through Glass You approach the display, and he’s already there. A weary Heracles, carved from marble in…
-
Bronze Lucius Verus: The Metal That Remembers the Emperor
Artifact of Inevitability Through the Glass You stand before him — motionless. And yet, it feels like he’s breathing. Like he’s about…
-
Ashes over Eurymedont: Sea Battle near Aspendos
Scars of History Ignition Point At the river’s mouth, where waves drown the screams of the dying, in 190 BCE the world…
-
Elaiussa Sebaste: The Island Where Time Was Shipped (part 2)
Dust of Time Entering the Island of Memory You cross the highway — and suddenly, it’s like stepping into a bug in…
-
Inevitability Carved in Stone: Fragments of a Sarcophagus from Olba
Artifact of Inevitability (Sarcophagus from Olba) View Through the Glass In the Silifke Archaeological Museum, where time seems frozen in dusty rays…
-
Elaiussa Sebaste: The Skeleton of an Empire Beneath Garden Plots (Part 1. Center)
Dust of Ages Entrance to the Labyrinth These aren’t ruins. They’re a hole in memory. You step off the dolmuş on the…
-
Soli (Pompeiopolis): Where Sea Foam Washes Away History
Dust of Ages Entry into the Labyrinth Sometimes, while walking along the dim paths of antiquity, you begin to doubt that a…
-
Kiz Kalesi: The Fortress Guarded by Oblivion
Dust of Ages Entry into the Labyrinth Sometimes, the surest way to fall into a trap is to walk through doors that…
-
Chanakchi Necropolis: Where The Stones Remember Those Who Erased Memory
Dust of Ages Entering the Labyrinth You skirt around the karst sinkhole of Kanlidivane. Heading where the southern slope bares its stone…
-
The Family Relief: Whisper of Kanlidivane
Artifact of Inevitability A Glance Through the Glass You stand at the edge of the Kanlidivane chasm, where the air smells of…
Search
Latest Posts
Latest Comments
Categories
Archives
- September 2025 (8)
- August 2025 (25)
- July 2025 (27)
- June 2025 (42)
Tags
Newsletter
Voice of Ruins — a guide for those not yet lost.
Travel stories from forgotten places where empires crumble into the dust of time. A blend of archaeology, irony, and personal reflection among the ruins of history.
By signing up, you agree to the our terms and our Privacy Policy agreement.