Arslan Kaya is one of eight similar stone façades located in the Phrygian Highlands.
These ornate statues are believed to represent shrines or temples of the mother goddess.
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'The Phrygian Mother is considered to be a powerful goddess ruling the natural world,' study author Mark Munn, a professor of Ancient Greek History and Archaeology at Pennsylvania State University, told Newsweek.
An archaeologist discovered that etching on the 2,600-year-old stone monument, known as Arslan Kaya, featured the word 'Materan,' which means 'mother goddess' in ancient Indo-European.
