BY THE ARCHAEOLOGIST EDITOR GROUP
The amazing discoveries from ancient Bathoneia included drugs for heart ailments and despair.
During excavations in the ancient Greek city of Bathoneia, just outside of Constantinople, hundreds of ceramic and glass vessels carrying signs of anti-depressants and cardiac medications have been discovered. These discoveries are anticipated to make a significant contribution to the history of Constantinople because they offer the first verifiable proof that a combined force of Sassanids and Avars besieged the city in 626.
Under the direction of the University of Kocaeli and the Turkish Ministry of Tourism and Culture, excavations at Bathoneia started in 2007. Dozens of professors, students, and foreign historical institutions are currently participating in them.
The number of 700 vessels discovered during the excavations, according to Sengyul Aydingyun, associate professor at the University of Kocaeli, is significant because it was the first time that so many discoveries were made at a single archaeological site. excavation.
According to Aydingyun, "they cultivated specific plants that were used for the creation of different medicines in the area, and we have unearthed mortars of all sizes and powders, as well as an antique stove, from which we can assume that there was a medicine production center in this area." The containers contained both heart and depression medications, as discovered after an analysis of the residue found inside them.
The Archaeological and Ethnographic Institute of Poland is currently analyzing the area's fire debris, which was also found there. As the Avar raids on the city between 620 and 640 AD will be scientifically proven, the explanation of what transpired at that time in this region can greatly add to the history of Constantinople. Aydingyun says that the Bathoneia excavations will open a new chapter in the history of Constantinople.
While the city's ports were exploited by the Vikings during the ninth and eleventh centuries, Bathoneia has already produced evidence of the earliest agricultural activity ever recorded in Europe. These activities date back to 7,000 BC.
