The long, deep dig: Collaboration excavates the ancient city of Sardis

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From the Greeks and the Romans to the Ottoman empire, the history of Sardis, Turkey, is one of persistent turnover. But its archaeological investigation has been remarkably consistent.
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Prof. ben Anderson at site in Sardis
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