So now we know that dogs make great pets, but one should keep them away from
tomb excavations.


"Ali Asker" <no@spam.com> wrote in message
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> Dogs Ate Bones of Seljuk Soltant
>
> Many historical works in Turkey were looted, destroyed, smuggled abroad,
but
> nothing came close to the scandal in Konya, that was revealed ten years
> later.
>
> During a restoration on the Aleaddin mosque, a historical heritage of 800
> years, the sacrophagus of the eight leading soltans of the Seljuki era
were
> also dug for maintenance.  However, these were then forgotten in the open
> and dogs took them away. The remains of the bones were collected from all
> over the Aleaddin hill the next day and distributed among the 8 tombs.
>
> Murat Bardakci who invesitgated into the case, had a number of museum
> directors confirm it  and he came across "Unbelivable facts."
>
> Soltan Mesud 1st, Kilicarslan 2nd, Rukneddin Suleyman 2nd, GITyaseddin
> Keyhusrev 1st Aleaddin Keykubat 1st, GITyaseddin Keyhursrev 2nd, Rukneddin
> Kilicarslan 4th and GITyaseddin Keyhusreve were teh most importent
soltants
> of the Anatolian Seljuks between 1166 and 1284.
>
> The Crusaders were the ones who opened the tombs 800 years ago. They dug
the
> tombs and demonstrated the bodies of soltans, broke their bones, before
the
> eyes of Seljuki soldiers. These impertinent scenes demoralized the
Seljukis
> who suffered a big defeat later on.  (H