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    BONES, SKULL REVEALED AT ANKARA OPERA AND BALLET

    tert.am
    30.08.12

    Renovation work at the Ankara State Opera and Ballet~Rs building has
    unearthed a skull and human bones from the opera stage~Rs orchestra
    pit, 25 to 30 meters underground. The finds have been sent to a museum.

    Human bones and a skull have been discovered under the stage at the
    historical Ankara Opera House, home of the Ankara State Opera and
    Ballet (ADOB), during renovations, Hurriyet Daily news reports.

    Restoration work at the building has been halted to permit
    archaeologists a chance to examine the venue.

    ADOB performs most of its pieces in the historical opera building,
    which was built in 1933 as an exhibition house and turned into an
    opera house in 1984. The State Theaters also use the building under
    the name Büyük Tiyatro (Great Theater). Since it is an old structure,
    the stage was insufficient for the needs of the opera and underwent
    a restoration process at the end of the last opera season.

    During the renovations, a skull, arm, leg bones and pottery were
    discovered 25 to 30 meters under the stage. The directorate informed
    the Culture and Tourism Ministry about the findings and archaeologists
    from the Cultural Heritage and Museums General Directorate investigated
    the area.

    According to some resources, the area was an Armenian cemetery during
    the Ottoman Empire, which might be the source of the remains.

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