NEW<\/span>You can now listen to Fox News articles!\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient wine production center near a castle<\/a> in Turkey \u2014 and it’s believed to date back some 1,600 years.<\/p>\n The excavation was reported by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run outlet in Ankara, on Oct. 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n The production center was found in a mountainous area in southeastern Turkey, near the village of Oymakli.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The site included installations for processing grapes<\/a>, along with cisterns used to supply water and grinding stones.<\/p>\n The building foundations hint at the site dating to the 4th century, a time when Christianity was spreading in Turkey, and Constantinople was emerging as a new center of power.<\/p>\n Archaeologists in southeastern Turkey uncovered a 4th-century wine production center, revealing ancient grape-processing structures.<\/span> (Orhan Pehlul\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n The excavation was prompted by the discovery of “several fragments considered to be of historical value,” with support from the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.<\/a><\/p>\n The Roman-era settlement spans 37 acres.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIES<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n It’s located near Kahta Castle, an ancient fortress built during the 2nd century B.C. for the Kingdom\u202fof\u202fCommagene, a Greek-Iranian monarchy.<\/p>\n The building’s foundations survived “remarkably well.”<\/p>\n <\/p><\/blockquote>\n Mehmet Alkan, provincial museum director, told AA the building’s foundations survived “remarkably well,” despite being built with irregular stones.\u00a0<\/p>\n Excavations revealed grape-crushing installations, cisterns and grinding stones used in ancient winemaking roughly 1,600 years ago.<\/span> (Orhan Pehlul\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n He suggested the site may have operated at an industrial size during the Roman era<\/a>.<\/p>\n Due to its close location to the castle, Alkan said it may have also served as a residential area at some point.<\/p>\n TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZ<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Officials plan to continue excavating the site and, eventually, register it as a protected archaeological area.<\/p>\n The find is one of many ancient discoveries made in Turkey in recent months.<\/p>\n Researchers are working to register the site as a protected archaeological area to ensure its preservation.<\/span> (Orhan Pehlul\/Anadolu via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n In Olympus, an ancient Lycian port city in the Turkish province of Antalya, archaeologists recently unearthed the remnants of a Christian bishop’s vast bathhouse.<\/a><\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Earlier this summer, an ancient Roman bathhouse<\/a> was uncovered in Turkey, thanks to a gardener who previously discovered a mosaic in the same area.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n![\"Aerial](\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1200\/675\/turkey-ancient-rome-wine-production-center-near-castle-archaeology-history-4.jpg?ve=1&tl=1\")
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