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Evidence of human settlement on the Urla-Çeşme peninsula, where the temple was found, dates back to the late Neolithic period. Yağmur Aydın via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Researchers ...

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite is the goddess of beauty and love, and she’s often depicted nude with voluptuous curves and come-hither eyes. It makes sense, then, that she gets a little extra attention ...