What was happening at Belkis/Zeugma? Was this ancient city newly discovered? Didn't anyone realize earlier that the dam would be built? What would happen to the mosaics and other works being uncovered at the site? Was there time to save them? Why had everything been left to the last minute? Could the time remaining be extended? Were the villas and the whole site to be submerged? Was Belkis alone in danger or were we faced with the complete loss of a water basin in ecological terms? Questions like these were repeated over and over again in the daily press.Arkeoloji ve Sanat yayinlari'nin Tofas'in katkilariyla gerçeklestirdigi bu kitap; bölgede uzun yillar çalismalar yapan Nezih Basgelen ve Rifat Ergeç tarafindan, basta Belkis/Zeugma antik kentinde bugüne kadar gün isigina çikarilan eserler ile Birecik gölü havzasinda sular altinda kalan kültürel ve dogal degerleri tanimak, yitip gidenleri göstermek ve bir duyarlilik saglamak üzere hazirlanmistir.
