Gökçeada twin sarcophagi dating back 2,400 years discovered

Archaeologists have highlighted a 2,400-year-old twin sarcophagus carved into a massive rock on the southern slopes of Gökçeada, near the Imroz Ancient City. Dating back to the 4th or 3rd century BCE, the twin tomb is a significant part of a local necropolis overlooking the Aegean Sea.

Professor Reyhan Körpe from Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University noted that while the stone lids were likely removed during the Byzantine period for construction purposes, the main bodies of the sarcophagi have remained intact. The discovery underscores the long history of the region, which has seen human settlement dating back 8,000 years to the Neolithic Age. The Imroz Ancient City, located near modern-day Kaleköy, served as an important settlement from the 7th or 8th century BCE through the Byzantine era.