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Latmos' 8,000-year-old rock paintings under threat from miners

Latmos’ 8,000-year-old rock paintings under threat from miners

During the Latmos Mountains in southwestern Türkiye, between the provinces of Aydın and Muğla, many rock paintings from the Neolithic Age are under threat from miners. The Latmos rock paintings date to the 6th and 5th millennia BC and are considered to be one of the most important prehistoric discoveries in Anatolia in recent years.