Found while getting soil for a flowerpot: Police and archaeologists came to the garden

Erol Tandoğan discovered bone remains beneath tile fragments while collecting soil from a neighbor's garden for his flowerpots in the Kartepe district of Kocaeli, prompting authorities to dispatch police and archaeology teams to the site. The remains, believed to possibly date to the Roman period, were taken to a museum for examination. Tandoğan said the area, described as a possible grave, was placed under 24-hour police guard. The find matters because it could add a Roman-era archaeological site to Kocaeli's heritage record. Watch for the museum's examination results to confirm the remains' age and significance.